SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS,

AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE
TOPIC THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO;

• Discuss the general guidelines in writing the summary of

findings;
• Discuss the general guidelines in writing the conclusions; and
• Discuss the general guidelines in writing the commendations.
 Summary of Findings, Conclusions, and 1

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 the
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.
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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 a 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.
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4. The findings maybe 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 the 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 into tha conclusion.
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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, abstraction, implications, interpretations,
general statements, and/or generalizations based upon the findings. Conclusions are the
fogical and valid outgrowths upon the findings. They should not contain any numeral
because numerals generally limit the forceful effect or impact and scope of
generalization. No conclusions should be made that are not based upon the findings.

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4. Conclusions should appropriately answer the specific questions raised a

the beginning of the investigation in the are given under the statement of the
problem. Study becomes almost meaningless if the questions raised are not
properly answered by the conclusions.
5. Conclusions should point out what where factually learned from the
inquiry. However, no conclusions should be drawn from the implied of
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.
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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.
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