Writing Experimental Reports
I. Content of an experimental report, e. g.
— study subject/area
— study purpose
— (1) (1) ______
II. Presentation of an experimental report
— providing details
— regarding readers as (2) (2) ______
III. Structure of an experimental report
— feature：highly structured and (3) (3)______
— sections and their content:
INTRODUCTION (4) ; why you did it (4) ______
METHOD how you did it
RESULTS what you found out
(5) what you think it shows (5)______
IV. Sense of readership
— (6) ; reader is the marker (6) ______
— (7) ; reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent (7) ______
person with little knowledge of your study
— tasks to fulfill in an experimental report:
— introduction to relevant area
— necessary background information
— development of clear arguments
— definition of technical terms
— precise description of data (8) (8)______
V. Demands and expectations in report writing
— early stage:
— understanding of study subject/area and its implications
— basic grasp of the report’s format
— later stage:
— (9) on research significance (9)______
— things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION:
— inadequate material
— (10) of research justification for the study (10)______