[SH – PR2 / Practical Research 2]

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[Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations]

Summary of Findings, Conclusions and

Recommendations

This is the last chapter of the thesis and the most important part because it is
here where the findings, and the whole thesis for that matter, are
summarized; generalizations in the form of conclusions are made; and the
recommendations for the solution of problems discovered in the study are
addressed to those concerned.
At the end of the topic the students should be able to:
1. Discuss the general guidelines in writing the summary of findings;
2. Discuss the general guidelines in writing the conclusions; and
3. Discuss the general guidelines in writing the recommendations.

Summary of Findings
General Guidelines in Writing the Summary of Findings
1. The section is introduced first.
2. Subtitles of the summary of findings should follow the statement of the
problem. Only averages or means and final values should be mentioned.
3. There should be e brief statement about the main purpose of the study,
the population or respondents, the period of the study, method of
research used, the research instrument, and the sampling design
4. The findings may be lumped up all together but clarity demands that
each specific question under the statement of the problem must be
written first to followed by the findings that would answer it. The specific
questions should follow the order they are given under the statement of
the problem.
5. The findings should be textual generalizations, that is, a summary of
the important data consisting of text and numbers. Every statement of
fact should consist of words, numbers, or statistical measures woven into
a meaningful statement. No deductions, nor inference, nor interpretation
should be made otherwise it will only be duplicated in the conclusion.
Conclusions
General Guidelines in Writing the Conclusions
1. The section is introduced first.
2. Conclusions must be one is to one correspondence, that is, if there are five
specific problems, there will be five summary of findings and five
conclusions.
3. Conclusions are inferences, deductions, abstractions, implications,
interpretations, general statements, and/or generalizations based upon
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 the findings. Conclusions are the logical and valid outgrowths upon the
findings. They should not contain any numeral because numerals
generally limit the forceful effect or impact and scope of a generalization.
No conclusions should be made that are not based upon the findings.
4. Conclusions should appropriately answer the specific questions raised at
the beginning of the investigation in the order they are given under the
statement of the problem. The study becomes almost meaningless if the
questions raised are not properly answered by the conclusions.
5. Conclusions should point out what were factually learned from the
inquiry. However, no conclusions should be drawn from the implied or
indirect effects of the findings.
6. Conclusions should be formulated concisely, that is, brief and short, ye
they convey all the necessary information resulting from the study as
required by the specific questions.

Recommendations
General Guidelines in Reporting and Writing Recommendations
1. This section is introduced first
2. Recommendations are based on important results and conclusions
3. The output may also be recommended for use of the concerned
agency/school.
4. A future may be recommended as the last item.

Glossary
Conclusion - the end or finish of an event or process.
Recommendations - the action of recommending something or someone

References
Baraceros, Esther L. (2017), Practical Research 2, Rex Book Store, Inc., First
Edition
Baraceros, Esther L. (2017), Practical Research 1, Rex Book Store, Inc., First
Edition
Sarno, Emerlita G. (2010), Tips and Techniques in Writing Research, Rex
Book Store, Inc.