Reporting Findings, Drawing

Conclusions, and Making

Recommendations
Quarter 2, Lesson 5
Reporting Findings, Drawing Conclusions,
and Making Recommendations

Conclusion and Recommendations comprise Chapter 5 of your paper and is considered as

the last step in accomplishing a research study. In this module, you are going to focus on
learning the last two sections of your research paper as introduced above.

The conclusion focuses on implying the totality of the result of the study, whether all the
objectives of the study are satisfied or not. The conclusion also gives a comprehensive
summary of the findings of the study. The recommendations section, on the other hand,
allows the researcher to give his/her suggestions for the betterment and improvement of the
study
 Forming Logical Conclusions
Conclusion are the first section of your Chapter 5. This section as described by Prieto
et al. (2017), is commonly composed of the inclusive summary of findings of the research
study. In this section, you can find facts that were learned from the inquiry. The conclusion
serves an important part in making a research paper as it is the chance for the researcher to
leave a lasting impression.
Research conclusion has its important roles and purpose in a research study. These
are commonly elaborated as the following:
a) it stresses out the importance of the thesis statement
b) it gives the written work a sense of completeness,
c) it leaves a final impression to the readers, and
d) it demonstrates good organization.
 Forming Logical Conclusions
When concluding your Conclusions are inferences, deductions, abstractions,
paper, you must abide implications, interpretations, general statements, and/or
by the following generalizations based upon the finding.
characteristics (Prieto Conclusions should appropriately answer the specific
et al., 2017). questions raised at the beginning of the investigation in the
order that they are given under the statement of the problem.

These characteristics Conclusions should point out what was factually learned from
the inquiry.
will guide you to
produce a quality
research conclusion. Conclusions should be formulated concisely, that is, brief and
short, yet they convey all the necessary information resulting
from the investigation.
Forming Logical Conclusions

Below are the strategies that you could follow in making

your conclusions:
• You briefly discuss or reecho your Introduction.
• Put a final impression on your readers by giving them a hint of the
application of your research towards their daily life.
• Get more good impressions by concluding the importance of the
study towards society.
• Leaving a question to the readers which could be an avenue for
gaining a new perspective.
 Making Recommendations Based on Conclusions

After crafting your research conclusion, the next step for you to take is to write your
research recommendations. Recommendations will be the last part of your Chapter 5.

A recommendation is commonly known as the section where you can give suggestions
on the matters relative to your research that must be improved.

When writing you must take the following considerations:

Recommendations must be brief. When writing your Recommendations should be clear. You must state Recommendations must be precise. When giving
recommendations, take note to write them concisely the specific suggestions that you want to imply in suggestions, you should avoid vague
and as brief as possible. your study. recommendations to secure sufficient results.
Making Recommendations Based on Conclusions

As recommendations should be crafted briefly, clearly, and

precisely, here are some guidelines by Prieto et al. (2017)
that you can use.
• You must avoid writing broad and generic recommendations. Also, avoid
recommendations that are directly related to the topic of the research.
• Remember that recommendations are one step further than the
conclusion.
• You must take into consideration that recommendations must be
specified according to the areas of concern (i.e., academe, policymakers,
etc.)
 Writing and Presenting Clear Reports
After accomplishing all of the contents of your research paper, the next thing that you must do is
to prepare and write a research report. Accordingly, research reports are defined as written documents
that discuss a certain issue or topic. It is a document that holds all the information about a research study
from its introduction down to the recommendations.
In making your report, you must take the following considerations:
1. You must decide on what are the sections that must be included in your report. Take note to include
the findings and discussion of your study. You should also include the introduction, methodology,
conclusion, and recommendations of your study.
2. You must write your report clearly and concisely. Main idea should be highlighted and is supported by
statements for elaboration and explanation. Commonly, research reports are written in the past tense
form. Words used should be understandable by all of the possible readers, thus, jargon terms must
be avoided.
3. References should be carefully and accurately cited. Citing your references is a must. Paraphrasing is
also needed to avoid plagiarism.
4. Report should be edited by several times. Checking and proof- reading are a must to secure that all
entries and information stated on the report hold credibility and transparency.
 Writing and Presenting Clear Reports
When writing a research report, you must take note that it
should be in a straightforward manner. A research report is
composed of five (5) integral parts, namely: The Introduction,
Review of Related Literature, Methodology, Results and Discussion
and Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations.
The specifications of the parts are explained below:
a) Introduction – Your introduction must contain an explanation
regarding the reason for the conduct of the study. It must also
have the research framework, statement of the problem and
objectives, the significance of the study, and scope and
limitations.
 A research report is composed of five (5) integral parts,
namely: The Introduction, Review of Related Literature,
Methodology, Results and Discussion and Summary, Conclusion,
and Recommendations.
Summary,
Conclusion, and
Recommendations
Results and
Discussion Commonly, the
Introduction summary of the
This chapter holds the
Review of Related research paper gives
Your introduction must findings of the study
Literature Methodology brief information about
contain an explanation and the discussion for
the research
regarding the reason Information found in a each finding. The
problems,
for the conduct of the research methodology results of the study
This chapter focuses methodology, and
study. It must also is commonly the must be written clearly
on presenting relevant findings. The
have the research research design, and objectively. There
information regarding conclusion, on the
framework, statement research respondents, are a lot of ways that
the topic. Citing the other hand, gives
of the problem and setting, the research can be used in
references provides direct
objectives, the method, and the presenting results,
appropriately is a must answers to the
significance of the analysis procedure. some of which are by
in this section. research problems.
study, and scope and the use of tables,
Recommendations
limitations. graphs, and figures.
prioritize the
These data should
suggestions that can
then be discussed.
lead to the
improvement of the
study