Chapter 18: The NASA Report

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In chapter 18, we learned how to make reports. The NASA report that was provided is a great example of how to create an effective and persuasive recommendation report. The NASA report proposes to improve the impact of NASA’s education program. The report provides very effective sections that include a summary of the proposal, methods, results, and recommendations. The report achieves such effectiveness because, it follows many of the guidelines presented in chapter 18. Some examples would be
• Provides an executive summary that explains an opportunity to improve STEM education efforts
• includes clear and concise recommendations to help achieve their goal
• and has an informative back matter that includes a glossary and references
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