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DISCUSSION EXPRESSIONS USED IN DISCUSSION
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The aim of writing discussion is to provide interpretation and description of the
significance of your findings in terms of what was already known about the research

problem and to explain new things that you found based on your investigation.

The objectives of the discussion section of a research paper should include the

following:

1. State the Major Findings/ Results

It is important to summarize the major findings or results in the first paragraph of

discussion. This is aimed at connecting your explanation of the major findings to the

research questions stated in the introduction section. The results of the study are, in
most cases, written in one paragraph.

2. Relate the Findings to Similar Studies

In social research area, one research will be related to another research. This fact

shows the importance of relating the current results to those found in other studies,
particularly if questions raised from prior studies served as the motivation for your

research. This is essential because comparing and contrasting the findings of other
studies helps to support the overall importance of your results and it highlights how

and in what ways your study differs from other research about the topic.

Useful Language Use

If your findings/results are similar to those from previous studies, you can use :
- These findings support a research/ study that/ by __________
- Previous studies on__________ report similar results to this study.
- These results match those observed in earlier studies.

If your findings/results are in contrast to those from previous research, you can use:
- The overall results are in contrast to those from previous research conducted
with/ by ________
- However, the findings of the current study do not support the previous
research.
- However, this result has not previously been described.

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