All of this discussion has one purpose: to tell people what they can know from your research!
Step 1: Summarise your current study (overview)
Before proceeding to a specific discussion, you first need to do a review of your current study. Because the reader reads the discussion here is likely to have forgotten what you study, so you need to remind the reader. Here a – paragraph is enough! The SC Dissertation Reworking Translator you can.
● point out your research question again.
Review your methodology.
highlight the key findings – note that they are the core findings and not
Note that it is the core findings, not all the results mentioned in the results section.
Inform the reader of the structure of discussion.
Step 2: Discuss the relationship of the findings to the existing literature.
The discussion should echo the literature mentioned in the literature review.
In this section, answer the following questions.
● Are your findings [consistent] with the existing literature? Which ones? How?
● (More important!) Are your findings [inconsistent] with the existing literature ? What is inconsistent?
● Why are they inconsistent? How do you explain their inconsistency?
Come up with three or so points that you think might cause them to be inconsistent (lots of critical thinking here)! Try to find support with references here too!
Also discuss why some of the reasons were ruled out and why you feel they don’t apply to explaining the current inconsistency. This will make your DISCUSSION section seem more CRITICAL!
Discussion universal template + high scoring sentences!
● All discussions have one purpose: to tell people what they can
The most important thing you can do is to tell people what they can know from your research.
[The findings match those observed in the existing literature.
●The findings match those observed in earlier studies
●Our findings are in accord with recent studies indicating that…
●There are simiarities between the current study an… Translation
Universal Sentence Types [Inconsistency with Existing Literature].
●In contrast to/Contrary to earlier findings, however, …. .
●The results provide evidence against the widely held assumption in …
●The results/findings go exactly counter to the idea that…
Universal Sentence Types [对结果进行解释]万能句型
●A possible explanation for this might be that…
●We speculate that this might be due to ….
●Two types of accounts could be proposed for the …. The first account assumes that… The second account assumes that …
The difference between … and …. could be attributable to …
Step 3: Discuss unexpected or surprising findings.
In this part, you are to answer the following questions.
● Are there any results that do not fit the assumptions and are unexpected? You can discuss these and give reasons (e.g., are some of the results statistically significant).
Other less significant results can be briefly discussed and explained.
● More importantly, what is the value of these unexpected findings? Any new insights that emerged as a result of your research?
Any new insights that emerged as a result of your research ● All of this discussion has one purpose: to tell people what they can know from your research!
Universal Sentences [Describe Unexpected Results
●Surprisingly, ….
. what is surprising is that…
…One unanticipated finding was that…
…Contrary to expectations, this study did not find …
Translation
●It is somewhat surprising that …
[描述意外结果的implication]万能句型
●The experiment provides a new insight into the relationship between … The experiment provides a new insight into the relationship between …
…These results should be taken into account when considering how to…
.The data contributes a clearer understanding of…
.While previous research has focused on X, these results demonstrate that Y….
.The findings have extended our knowledge of…
Step 4: Clarify how the results of this study relate to relevant theoretical models.
After talking about the relationship with the specific previous STUDY, it’s time to start discussing the theoretical part! Take the long view and think of the whole BIGGER PICTURE!
● Can you make any contribution to existing theories based on your findings?
Ch Thesis Rinse Translation
● Are your results inconsistent with a theoretical point of view?
● Can you change a theoretical point of view?
● Or can it add something to a point of view?
Is it possible to propose an updated version of the model based on your research?
This part is also important to get high marks as it is all a contribution to your research!
All of this discussion has one purpose: to tell people what they can know from your research!
Step 5: Discuss the limitations of your research.
Any research has limitations, and no research is perfect! So just acknowledge the limitations, and here is where your critical thinking comes into play.
What are the limitations? (e.g., small sample size, low generalisability of results, limitations of experimental equipment)
Why are there limitations?
What are the implications of these limitations?
Universal Sentence Patterns [Describe Limitations
One concern about the findings was that….
…The major limitations of the present study is the…
…The study is limited by …
.Admittedly, the main limitation is ….
[Notwithstanding these limitations, the findings were that… …the major limitations of the present study is the… …the study is limited by …Admittedly, the main limitation is
…Notwithstanding these limitations, …
.Whilst this study did not confirm …
.In spite of its limitations, …
Other points to note: Translation
. Don’t just -repeat the results of RESULTS, focus on the discussion of those results! Do not introduce new results .
. Be selective in your discussion! Pick the points that are most relevant to your research question and discuss them.
