Discussion Section

What is the purpose of the discussion section?

• To give a detailed description of how you are getting the information.

• To interpret and describe the significance of your findings.

• To state the eesearch question.

• To give information about the theoretical background of your topic.

The discussion will always _____________ the introduction but it does not simply rearrange it, but rather explain how your research moves it forward.

• connect to

• disagree with

• try to the interpret

• dispose of

What section is considered the most important part of the research?

• Introduction

• Methodology

• Results

• Discussion

The discussion section of where you explore the underlying meaning of your research.

• True

• False

The discussion section is where you present:

• the description of your results

• your ending commentaries

• your contribution to the literature and any gaps it may find.

• your research question and variables

What does it mean "infuse your results with meaning"?

• That you compare and contrast with the theory and see where it leads you.

• You describe what you have and give it a meaning that way.

• Engage in creative thinking and invent possible explanations.

Select two general rules when composing your discussion section:

• Be concise and make your points clear.

• Your text needs to be justified and in an Arial font.

• If needed use subheading to help you organize.

• It can use technical language and jargon.

The content of the discussion includes:

• Explanation of results, references to previous research, deduction and hypothesis

• Explanation of results, variables studied and conclusion

• Description of results, references to previous research and variables studied.

What is two objectives of the discussion section?

• Relate the findings to similar results.

• Acknowledge the studies limitations

• Describe the results again

• State the variables studied

Why is it important to make suggestions for further work?

• Because all research is not done correctly.

• Because you may see things that you couldn´t research.

• Because other questions to the problem may remain unanswered.