blog 14 How to’s of R/D/C

Results

When writing the results section, organization is important on how the researcher wants their results presented. There are two ways to construct a comprehensible result section; the first way is to present all the results. The second is to present certain parts of the results and then present the rest at a later time (“Writing,” 2003).  The purpose of the results is to “present the results, and make them meaningful to the reader” (“Writing,” 2003).  This data to presented to justify statements and trends (“Writing-up,” 2002).

Discussion

The discussion section is where the original research question should be answered (“Writing-up,” 2002).  By starting with this it allows for everything to fall in place, and sets up the flow and organization of the section. This section should be concise and consist of nothing but the supportive evidence review (“The Structure,” 2002). The information that was presented in the results is reviewed and interpreted so it complies with the research being presented, and its relevance to the piece (“The Structure,” 2002).

Conclusion

Some strategies provided from the web site Conclusions, are designed to develop a draft, keep the research on task and return to the ideas from the into, but don’t just restate what was in the into add to why these questions were presented and how they fit together (2007). According to Schulman the conclusion should be written in past tense (1996).

References

Conclusions. (2007). Retrieved April 05, 2010, from University of North Carolina, Writing Center Web site http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html  

The Structure, Format, Content, and Style of a Journal-Style Scientific Paper. (2002). How to Write a Scientific Journal Style and Format. Retrieved April 05, 2010, from Bates College, Department of Biology Web site http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWsections.html#discussion

Schulman, R.E. (1996). How to Write a Scientific Paper [Electronic Version]. Annals of Improbable Research, 2(5), 8.

Writing-up Research Discoveries. (2002, December 31). Research Paradigm and Lab Activities. Retrieved April 05, 2010, from Jacksonville State University, Department of Psychology Web site http://www.jsu.edu/depart/psychology/sebac/fac-sch/rm/Ch4-5.html  

Writing Up Research Results. (2003). Retrieved April 05, 2010, from the Asian Institute of Technology, Language Center Web site http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/EL21RES.HTM