Guidelines for practical work - Students

Practical activities are an integral part of internal evaluation carrying 25 percent of

weightage in the final evaluation of student achievement. Considering their
importance, adhere to the guidelines below:

1. Follow practical/project activities in the curriculum according to content areas,

learning outcomes and work hours.
2. Discuss useful practical/project activities with the teachers or students in your
group.
3. List topics of practical/project activities according to your discussion and
suggestions/examples in the curriculum.
4. Keep up-to-date records of write-ups in your exercise book.
5. Take on different roles in collaborative projects.
6. Be actively involved in the given activities.
7. Keep in mind mark allocation of each practical activity.
8. Avoid plagiarism and give proper citations following guidelines.
9. Follow all instructions strictly.
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[Link] your practical exercise book by the given deadline.
 Project Work – Guidelines
Project work is an integral part of internal evaluation having weightage in the final
evaluation of student achievement.
Considering its importance, adhere to the Guidelines below:

General Guidelines
1. Discuss useful project activities with the teachers or students in your group.
2. List topics of project activities according to your discussion and
suggestions/examples in the curriculum.
3. Keep up-to-date records of actual activities performed during the project work.
4. Take on specific roles and perform them sincerely if you are doing collaborative
projects.
5. Be actively involved in given project activities.
6. Avoid plagiarism and give proper citations.
7. Follow these Guidelines, and any other instructions, strictly.
8. Develop a clear understanding of the thematic idea of the chosen project work.
9. Use defined techniques & apt technology, and adopt a practical approach.
10. Present your complete project in a standard form using PowerPoint.
11. Submit your project report by the given deadline.
 Formatting Guidelines
Title page Title of the project, name of the author(s), class, ID number, registration
numbers, email, school name and address (See sample below.)
Title Capitalize each word. / Be clear, informative & concise. / Avoid
abbreviations
Spacing Double-space
Fonts Times New Roman or Arial (Title – 14-point bold font / Body text – 12-
point font)
Page Numbering Bottom of the page, centre
Report structure Chapter I - Introduction
The introduction part lays the foundation that provides a brief description
of the topic with related literatures. It captures the issues of topic and
answers the question of why this topic is worth investigating. The
objectives and brief methods of analysis of the study are also the part of
introduction.
More specifically, the introduction covers:
• Background of the Paper: Explain concepts and issues related to your
topic with sufficient citation
• Statement of the Problem: Write a few paragraphs explaining what
issues you want to address in your paper with sufficient citation.
• Objectives: Develop objectives of your paper based on the questions and
issues you raised.
• Methods: Identify the approaches of study, the sources of information,
methods of analysis etc.
Chapter II - Description and Analysis
This part is the main body of the paper and describes how the issues are
answered. Firstly, the theoretical foundations of the topic have to be dealt
with text citations. This is usually done in the form of a
conceptual/theoretical review of the relevant literature in the respective
field.
Secondly, strengthen conceptual/theoretical arguments by empirical
review.
Thirdly, present some practical examples and/or data in the context of
Nepal if possible. Finally, analyze and discuss the issues and practices
based on review.
Chapter III - Conclusion
This part emphasizes and evaluates the main findings of the paper with a
restatement of the thesis of the paper (summary, own assessment and
evaluation). The concluding remarks should also provide interesting
perspectives of theories and concepts, and clearly state the originality and
newness of your paper.
• Acknowledgements
• References (Follow guidelines below.).
Headings Bold font on a separate line / No numbering for headings & subheadings
Paper A4 size, white, one-sided printing
Page margins Left 1.25”, Right 1”, Top 1”, Bottom 1”
References
Please ensure that the reference list includes all of the references mentioned in the text (and vice versa).
Citations in the text
Cite directly (or parenthetically)
Single author: the author’s surname and the year of publication e.g., Subedi (2021), (Subedi 2021)
Two authors: both authors’ name and the year of publication e.g., Schmidt and Shattuck (2014),
(Schmidt & Shattuck 2014)
Three or more authors: first author’s name followed by “et al.” and the year of publication e.g.,
Subedi et al. (2020), (Subedi et al. 2020)
Multiple citations: chronological order of old to new e.g., (Wetterer 2008, Schmidt & Shattuck 2014,
Subedi et al. 2020)

Reference list
List the references alphabetically.

For Journals/Periodicals
Author's last name, initial(s) (Year). Title. Name of the journal, volume number, (issue number, if
relevant): pagination.
Subedi, IP (2021). New record of the Ponerine ant Buniapone amblyops (Emery, 1887) (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) from Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 5(2): 62–67.
[Link]
Schmidt, CA & Shattuck, SO (2014). The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa, 3817(1): 1-
242.
Subedi, IP, Budha, PB, Bharti, H & Alonso, L (2020). An updated checklist of Nepalese ants
(Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 1006: 99–136. [Link]

For books
Author's last name, initial(s) (Year). Complete title. Edition, Name of publisher, Location of publisher,
Number of pages.
Hölldobler, B & Wilson, EO (1990). The ant. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, [xii+] 732 pp.
Agosti, D & Alonso, LE (2000). The ALL protocol: a standard protocol for the collection of ground-
dwelling ants. In: Agosti, D, Majer, JD, Alonso, LE, Schultz, TR (Eds.), Ants. Standard Methods for
Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA, pp.
204–206.

For Website
Author's last name, initial(s) Year. Title. Web address. Accessed date
Bolton, B (2023). An online catalogue of the ants of the World. [Link]
(accessed 9 September 2023)
For more information, please examine the sample projects given below.
Title Page - Sample Copy of the Project Work

Title of the Project

A Report for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of the internal evaluation of
Grade XI/ XII in
SUBJECT NAME

of

Name of the student:

Section:

ID card number:

Registration number:

School logo

KIST Secondary School

Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu

Nepal

Date

Month, Year
Declaration & Approval Page - Sample Copy of the Project Work

Declaration
I hereby declare that the work presented in this project report has been done by myself
under the supervision of ……………………………………, and has not been
submitted elsewhere for any examination.

All sources of information have been specifically acknowledged by references to

authors or institutions.

Date: ……………….. Name & signature of the student

Registration number:

Letter of Approval
The project work submitted to KIST Secondary School, by ……………………….
…………………………., entitled “………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………….….” has been approved as the
partial fulfillment of the requirements of the internal evaluation.

Date: …………………………. Name & signature of Supervisor