UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA
INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ITECPD)
FORMAT AND ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT WORK
I.
AVAILABLE OPTIONS
Candidates are to carry out an Action Research
II.
LENGTH OF TOPIC
The Research Topic should not be more than 20 words long.
All project report shall consist of three categories of material, namely:
A. Preliminaries or Front Matter
B. The Text or Main Body
C. Back Matter (Appendices and Supplemental Materials)
A. PRELIMINARIES OR FRONT MATTER
The project report write-up shall have the following preliminary pages before the main body.
a. Cover Page: Mandatory; unnumbered
b. Fly Leaf: Mandatory; unnumbered
c. Title Page: Mandatory; unnumbered
d. Declaration Page: Mandatory; numbered (starting from iii.)
e. Dedication: Optional; numbered
f. Acknowledgement(s): Optional; numbered
g. Table of Contents: Mandatory; numbered
h. List of Tables: Mandatory; numbered (when two or more items are listed)
i. List of Figures/Plates (if any): Mandatory; numbered1 (when two or more items are
listed)
j. Glossary: Mandatory; numbered (when two or more items are listed)
k. Abstract: Mandatory; numbered (Single spacing)
NB: Each of these titles (sub-sections a – k above) begins on a fresh (new) page.
The COVER PAGE should be customized as illustrated below:
Note that the use of ‘BY’ and titles such as Mr., Mrs., Rev., are not acceptable on the
Cover of the project report.
JUSTICE
(First name)
GIDEON
ADJERAKOR
(Middle Name(s)
(Surname)
COVER PAGE ─ SAMPLE
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA
INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(………………………… COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
USING PLAY ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE WRITING SKILLS OF BASIC
TWO
LEARNERS OF OBRIDJOW D/A PRIMARY SCHOOL, KETE-KRACHI
JUSTICE GIDEON ADJERAKOR
2023
This cover page should not be paginated / numbered
There should be a fly leaf before the title page
TITLE PAGE ─ SAMPLE
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA
INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(………………………… COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
USING PLAY ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE WRITING SKILLS OF BASIC TWO
LEARNERS OF OBRIDJOW D/A PRIMARY SCHOOL, KETE-KRACHI
JUSTICE GIDEON ADJERAKOR
A Project work Submitted to the Institute for Teacher Education and Continuing
Professional Development, (……name of College……) College of Education, in
Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor of Education
Degree in Basic Education in the University of Education, Winneba
JULY, 2023
NB: This is page ii but should not be indicated
DECLARATION, names of candidates and supervisors should not be typed. Spaces should
be created for them to fill in their details as illustrated below:
DECLARATION
Candidate’s Declaration
I declare that this project report, with the exception of quotations and references contained in
published works which have all been identified and duly acknowledged, is entirely my own
original work, and it has not been submitted, either in part or whole, for another degree
elsewhere.
Name: ………………………………………………… Index number:
………..…………………
Signature: ………………………..………...
Date: …………….............................
Supervisor’s Declaration
I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of this project work was supervised in
accordance with the guidelines for supervision of project work as laid down by the University
of Education, Winneba.
Name:……………………………………….. Signature:………………………......................
Date………………………………………....
N.B. The declaration statement above shall be single-line spacing and in plain regular format.
Font size 12 point, Times New Roman.
This page is numbered iii (the first page number that will appear)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
a) There should not be an acknowledgement of any Deity e.g. God, Allah or any other
supernatural powers because it is unacceptable in research;
b) the acknowledgement should not exceed one (1) page. This page is numbered iv
B. THE TEXT OR MAIN BODY
a)
The ENTIRE RESEARCH REPORT should be at least,
20 pages and at most, 30 pages long.
b)
Style of PARAGRAPHING should be uniform
c)
Font style: Times New Roman
d)
Font Size: 12
e)
Line Spacing: Double
CHAPTER ONE
f)
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Perceived problem
Diagnoses
a. Evidence
b. Causes
iv. Statement of the Problem
v.
Purpose of the Study
vi. Objectives of the Study
vii. Research Questions
viii. Significance of the Study
ix. Delimitation of the Study
x.
Limitations of the Study
xi. Definition of Terms/Abbreviation
xii. Organisation of the Study
i.
ii.
iii.
d)
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Review relevant literature under sub-headings in-line with the research
objectives/questions; (can be about 5 pages in all).
e)
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
i.
Introduction
ii.
Research Design
iii. Population
a. Target Population
v.
b. Accessible Population
Sample and Sampling Techniques
vi.
Data Collection Instrument(s)
vii. Interventions
a. Pre-Intervention
b. Intervention Implementation
c. Challenges faced
viii. Data Analysis Procedures
f)
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS, FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
i. The outcome of the research shall be presented and discussed in-line with literature in this
chapter. The findings shall be made in prose and references made to tables and figures
(graphs, charts, maps, drawings, and photographs) well inserted at the appropriate sections.
g)
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusions are not repetition of findings. They are deductions made from the findings.
Recommendations should be based on the research objectives/questions and the conclusions.
Clearly state what is recommended to specific stakeholders. This should however not be limited
to only the external stakeholders; they could be extended to the learners as well as suggestions
for future research work.
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Introduction
Summary of Key Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
Suggestions for Further Research
h)
REFERENCES
N.B. The University uses the American Psychological Association (APA) house style for its
official report writing.
All (only) sources cited in the text shall be collated at the end of the project report according
to APA guidelines. The APA Referencing Style should be uniform (6th or 7th Edition).
FINAL SUBMISSION
The Project Work is a 2-semester course, so the finished work should be submitted by the end
of the second semester.