help students put into practice the theories that they have learned in school through authentic real-life practice.
Field Report
Type of academic writing that focuses on writing assignments requiring observation and analysis
Field Report
Strand-specific, uses language and themes distinct to a specific discipline
Field Report
Inform readers about the result of an observed
person, place, or event
Field Report
Follows principles of good writing and includes
essential part
Field Report
How does properly documenting the observation help in gathering information?
it allows you to accurately recall and come up with a comprehensive analysis and conclusion in your report
Gathering Information for a Field Report
Parts of a Field Report
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Explains rationale or objectives why the project is being carried out
Introduction
Informs readers the significance of the report
Introduction
Similar to the introductory part of most writing assignments which discusses the whys and what of the research topic.
Introduction
Highlights of the event including who wa involved, what and why the event/s happened
Body
Dates were included to validate the authenticity of the event
Body
Accompanied by visual proof of the reporter’s participation
Body
Piece together the report
Conclusion
Writer’s realization
Conclusion
what is being tested when you are writing a field report?
the ability to describe and analyze a person, place or event
Uses of Field Report
Guidelines for Writing Field Reports
Aim of scientific report
to explain a scientific or technological phenomenon in a way that will be understood by the readers, including those in other fields.
Form of academic writing explaining a technical or scientific research
Scientific Report
Focuses on the process, development,
and outcome of a scientific or
technical problem
Scientific Report
Gives recommendations to improve
the scientific research process
Scientific Report
Strand-specific and required to
students in the science and technical
fields
Scientific Report