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VI. REPORTING FINDINGS, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS

Qualitative Quantitative
Summary of Findings
Summary of Findings – summarized statements for the overall purpose and objective of the study, the type of research used, the nature and size
of the sample, the locale of the study, the main and sub-problems, and the major findings of the research.
Conclusions

Conclusions – insights drawn from the findings of each problem.

Drawing Conclusions – a listing of major outcomes derived from the study.
a. Present the last word on the issues or gaps raised in your paper.
b. Summarize your thoughts and convey the larger significance of your study.
c. Identify how a gap in the literature has been addressed.
d. Demonstrate the importance of your ideas.
e. Introduce possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research problem.
Recommendations

Recommendations – serve as practical suggestions for future research in similar fields.

Formulating the Recommendations – opportunity to present and discuss the actions that future researchers should take as a result of your
study.
a. specific statements on what should be done, the steps required to implement the policy, and the resources needed;
b.discussion of the benefits to the organization and what problems would be corrected or avoided;
c. discussion of the feasibility of the proposed policy and
d. general statement about the nature and timing of an evaluation plan that would be used to determine the effectiveness of the proposed
policy.
List of References
References – should appear in a new page, center-justified on the first line below the page header, and all references cited in the body of the
research paper must appear in this section.
Reference entry components:
a. Author’s Name. Type the surname first then the first, followed by a comma, then the first name and the middle initial. If there are two
to six authors, all their names are written. If there are more than six, the remaining authors can be represented by the words, “et al.”
b. Year of Publication. It should follow the period after the author’s name and should be enclosed in parentheses.
c. Book Title. The complete title and edition should be written. The entire book title should be italicized or underlined. Only the first
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letter of the first word and proper names must be capitalized.

d. Journal Title. The title of the article in Roman face and sentence case (only the first letter of the first word and proper names must be
capitalized) appears first. The title of the journal itself appears in italics and in title case (the first letter of each substantial word is capitalized).
e. Place of Publication. The place where the book was published should be written, followed by a colon.
f. Publishing House. The name of the publishing house follows the place of publication.
Written Research Report
Finalizing the Research Draft/ Report – putting the finishing touches on the research paper must always strive for clarity, conciseness, and
coherence.
a. Proofreading
b. Formatting
c. Style
d. Time
e. Length

References:

Cristobal, Amadeo Jr. P. and Dela Cruz-Cristobal, Maura C. 2017. Practical Research 1 for Senior High School.
Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.

Faltado, Ruben III. E. et al. 2016. Practical Research 2Quantitative Research. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.