REPORTING FINDINGS,

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND

MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
(Writing Summary and Findings)
CONCLUDING THE RESEARCH PAPER
Similar to the previous activity, research paper
eventually comes to its end point where all the
ideas presented in earlier parts will culminate and
rationalize the findings of the study. This part is the
most crucial among the parts of a research paper
because it binds all the concepts presented in the
paper to point out which direction the ultimately
headed.
CONCLUDING THE RESEARCH PAPER

All information provided within the previous parts

of the research should be wrapped it all up on this
part, and no new information should be presented.
It is a primary error to present conclusions that are
not directly related to the evidence previously
presented.
The concluding part is compromised of the
summary of findings, conclusion, and
recommendations.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
This section serves as a brief restatement of the
major findings of the study. It includes 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. However, the statements should be
straightforward but still meaningful.
 The following are the findings of a research conducted to Le
Thanh Hien High School students in Vietnam on speaking anxiety.
FINDINGS
1. The students were not given enough time to prepare for a speaking task before
the task was performed.
2. When the students were asked to work in groups, not all of them were eager
to contribute their opinions in English. Some of them participated actively but
the others spoke very little or not at all.
3. They tended to use Vietnamese when they discussed in groups.
4. While the students were making performances, the other students in class did
not listen attentively. They even chatted with the people next to them when
their classmates were speaking.
5. The students looked very nervous when they spoke in front of the class.
Sometimes, they did not know what to say then kept silent.
 Points to Ponder
Summary of Findings

This section includes 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 research.
Thank you! 