Writing Experimental Reports I. Content of an experimental report, e.g. — study subject/area — study purpose — (1) II. Presentation of an experimental report — providing details — regarding readers as (2) III. Structure of an experimental report — feature: highly structured and (3) — sections and their content: INTRODUCTION (4) ; why you did it METHOD how you did it RESULT what you found out (5) what you think it shows IV. Sense of readership — (6) : reader is the marker — (7) : reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent 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) 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 — things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION: — inadequate material — (10) of research justification for the study