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Lesson 6 Academic PaperResults Section
Kansai University Spring 2011
Body of Academic Paper (1)
Introduction Introductory Paragraph Literature Review Concluding Paragraph or Study Overview
Methods Introductory Paragraph Participants Step-by-step Description of Procedure Explanation of How Data was Analyzed Concluding Paragraph
Body of Academic Paper (2)
Results & Discussion Introductory Paragraph Present your data
Information about your data Tables and Figures
Explain your data Concluding Paragraph
Conclusion
Purpose of Results Section
The purpose of the Results Section is to report the results of your data analysis.
Describe how you analyzed the results related to your study.
Briefly mention any problems or missing data.
Avoid talking about whether your results were positive or negative. Save that for the Conclusion or Discussion Section.
Introductory Paragraph
Restate your hypothesis or the purpose of your research
Present the main findings of your data
Describe how you analyzed your data
Briefly state the results of your research
Write your introductory paragraph after you organized and explained your data.
Your Results (1) Tell us the answer immediately.
Describe what you found in your data. Start with BIG picture, then give detail.
Explain method of data analysis. Ex: How raw data was coded into useful data.
Explain special conditions related to obtaining your data.
Explain shortcomings or data that is missing.
Your Results (2) Provide tables and figures to easily
view your data. Tables and figures should be
understandable without reading your explanation.
Avoid putting too much data in one table. If there is a lot of data, separate them into
parts. Write a summary of the results of your
table or figures.
Discuss only your major findings (2-5).
Example of a Table
Citizenship Japan % USA %
Studied abroad
11 31% 7 20%
Facebook 8 23% 25 71%
Mixi 29 83% 2 6%
Skype 15 43% 20 57%
Table 1. Communication technologies used by 35 students
Example of a Figure
Study abroad
Facebook Mixi Skype0
25
50
75
100 Japan
Perc
en
t of
users
Figure 1. Student use of communication technologies
Publishing a Table
Citizenship Japan % USA %
Studied abroad
11 31% 7 20%
Facebook 8 23% 25 71%
Mixi 29 83% 2 6%
Skype 15 43% 20 57%
Table 1. Communication technologies used by 35 students
Publishing a Figure
Study abroad
Facebook Mixi Skype0
25
50
75
100Japan
Perc
ent
of
use
rs
Figure 1. Student use of communication technologies
Concluding Paragraph Summarize your research results.
Include main ideas of your results.
State key findings for your data.
State any shortcomings of your research.
Offer ideas for future research.
Keep this section short (1-2 paragraphs).
Conclusion This is an important section because
it shows what you learned from your research.
It should convince the reader that your hypothesis is correct.
Make some recommendations based on the results. Suggest ways for improving the
results. Offer ideas for future research.
Homework Write a title for the Result Section on
your Google Docs paper. If you have results for your academic
paper, write the results into your Google Document.
If you do not have any data, use today’s group results. This will serve as a example for your research.
Write reflections about what you learned and how you can apply what you learned when write your paper. Post reflection in FaceBook ADP Group.
Question and Answers
Kansai UniversitySpring 2011