
In a Methodology Recount you need to demonstrate or develop familiarity with disciplinary procedures, methods and conventions for recording experimental findings.
You will typically need to include an introduction, methods and results, discussion and conclusion, but you may need to include one or more of the following:
- Abstract - a summary of your experiment, including your aims, methods, main results and conclusion
- Analysis of results - a discussion explaining the meaning and significance of your findings
- Apparatus - a description of the equipment you used
- Calculation - the mathematical working out of your results
- Conclusion - a summary of what you found and its significance
- Design - an overview of the materials you used and procedures that you adopted
- Discussion - a consideration of the meaning and significance of your findings
- Experimental details - an overview of the materials you used and procedures that you adopted
- Future work - a summary of the future implications of your conclusions
- Implementation - an overview of the materials you used and procedures that you adopted
- Introduction - a broad background to your experiment and a statement of your aims
- Materials - the equipment you used
- Methods - the procedure you adopted
- Objective - the purpose of your experiment
- Observations - a description of your findings, what you found
- References - details of any external sources you consulted
- Results - a description of your findings, what you found
- Theory - a description of the theories you drew on in planning your experiment.
Examples of Methodology Recounts from different disciplines.
Biological Science | Computer Science | Engineering | Food Science | Physics | Psychology |
Abstract | Abstract | Abstract | Objective | Abstract | Abstract |
Introduction | 1. Introduction |
Introduction |
Introduction | 1. Introduction | Introduction |
2. Theory | Theory | ||||
Materials & methods | 3. Design | Apparatus & methods | Method | 2. Experimental details | Method |
Results | 4. Implementation | Observations & results | Results | 3. Results | Results |
Discussion | 5. Results & analysis | Analysis of results | Calculation | 4. Discussion | Discussion |
(Conclusion) | 6. Conclusion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
(Future work) | Conclusion | ||||
References | References | References | References | References | References |
Examples of Methodology Recounts include:
- computer analysis
- data analysis report
- development report
- experimental report
- field report
- forensic report
- lab report
- materials selection report
The exercises below will help you to understand more about the structure of Methodology Recounts.
Comments
hello everybody
Methodology is different affect for us. becouse we are not smilar and we can't do smilar one think. everybody make method from their own experience
Hello,
I am a little bit confused with this material, Methodology Recounts. Am I should use this methodology when take the IELTS test on writing section?
Please advise. Thank you.
Cheers,
Maria
Hello MariaUtami,
The pages here in Writing for a Purpose could help you especially for the academic IELTS, but I don't think you'd need to do a Methodology Recount in the writing part of the IELTS. Have you seen our IELTS section and TakeIELTS? There are practise materials available in both places, and on TakeIELTS you can see sample writing exams.
Best wishes,
Kirk
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