Drawing
Conclusions
Objective:
Draw conclusions from research findings
Introduction
• After learning the previous lesson in Module 3,
which was the interpretation of data, you now have
the idea of what is the result and findings of your
study. You have to be very clear with your results
and findings of your study since that would be the
basis for your conclusion which would create an
impact to your readers.
Introduction
• It is also expected that at this point, you have
already drafted your Summary of Findings. As part
of the research paper, Summary of Findings
include the overall purpose, the main and specific
research problem, the research methodology, and
the major findings. Make sure that this part is
presented briefly in a straightforward manner.
Introduction
• The summary of findings is where you are going to
generate your conclusions. In this lesson, you are
going to generate answers or conclusions as what
you have interpreted from the data gathered from
your research study.
What you have to know:
• In the conclusion part, no new information is expected.
Researchers reconsider the research questions and
draw answers for these questions. It is very important
that the conclusions are limited within the main
objective of the study and research questions
presented at the beginning of the research paper.
Hence, conclusions are precise statement that
directly answers the stated research questions.
Guidelines in Writing Your
Research Conclusion
1. Avoid merely summarizing.
• Make inferences from the summary of results.
2. State your conclusion in a clear and simple language.
• Emphasize the purpose of your study then relate how your findings differ from
other studies.
3. Do not just reiterate the discussion of your results.
• Provide a synthesis of arguments presented in the paper to show how these
converge to address the research problem and the overall objectives of your
study.
Guidelines in Writing Your
Research Conclusion
4. Avoid using numerals, figures, or simply repeating the results.
• The focus of this part of research paper is not presenting results nor
findings. Inferences and implications are emphasized in the
conclusions of the study.
• 5. Indicate opportunities for future research.
• Highlighting the need for further studies provides the reader with that
evidence that you have an in-depth awareness of the research
problem.
Research Implications
• Research Implications are important content of your
conclusion. It refers to the logical relations and their
result in a given situation. The conclusions you draw
from the findings, how you linked those to a specific
theory or practice comprises the implication of the
study. There are two forms of implications: the practical
and theoretical implications.
Practical Implications
• Practical Implication is also called as convenient
implication. It is a realistic explanation of what your research
findings might mean and the fact that would arise if those
circumstances were met.
• Example: Studying the implications of room-to-room
campaign reveals that, it is more effective in increasing
awareness of how to fight COVID-19 than announcing it
during the students’ morning assembly.
Theoretical Implications
• Theoretical implication is a statement that supports or contradicts a theory,
previous study findings, or creates something entirely new. It also represents
the literature in your theoretical section.
• Example: Based on Bolman’s Leadership Framework, results indicate that
majority of the Student Government officers significantly possess symbolic
leadership. Given that this is their strength, it supports that the results that
leadership style is significantly correlated to two-way communication of the
organization. Results also support that avenue for open forum or discussion
were provided.
EXAMPLE: