Conclusion

Where does a conclusion appear in a paper?

At the end of the paper
What are the points included?
May have new information
Make assertion based on presented information
Conclusion is the most important part of a research paper, why?
Should analysed data
Based on findings, the opinions/judgements are presented

How do you write a conclusion?

- Topic sentence
Topic sentence should be related to your object/aim/purpose of the research/experiment/study
- Findings should be stated in a hierarchical order with your comments/analysis/judgments/opinions
based on data
- Your proposals/recommendations/comments

You should not repeat

The purpose/objective/aim of the study in the topic sentence.

The objective/purpose/aim of the experiment should be included in the Introduction.

e.g.
The experiment was conducted to explore the use of an orifice meter and a manometer for predicting fluid
discharge through a pile.
Conclusion
Commented
The yielded results show that both Eq. 1 and 3can be used to predict flow in this system for [U1]:
manometer
vague
Commented [U2]: vague/not clear
readings ranging from.....
-Extracted from a lab report
 Conclusion 3
Discuss the problems with the following conclusion extracted from a student’s
lab report.

Conclusion
The purpose of this lab was to learn about the optimal foraging theory by measuring tree selection in
beavers. We now know that the optimal foraging theory allows us to predict food-seeking behavior in
beavers with respect to distance from their central place and, to a certain extent, to variations in tree
species. We also learned that foraging behaviors and food selection is not always straightforward. For
instance, beavers selected large branches at any distance from the water even though cutting large
branches may increase energy requirements. There seems to be a fine line between energy intake and
energy expenditure in beavers that is not so easily predicted by any given theory.

-Extracted from a lab report