Research Overview Presentation

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The research overview presentation provides background for a research question that will form the basis of an impending experiment or investigation. Instructors often ask students to organize research overviews with the following sections:

  1. Overview of research that is relevant to the question at hand
  2. Discussion of key studies that are central to the question
  3. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of research in light of the current hypothesis or question

The format for the research overview may be an individual presentation or a panel discussion in which group members explore specific lines of research that contribute to a general hypothesis (see p. 245 on panel discussions).