The purpose of a results section is to present and illustrate your findings. Make this section a completely objective, accurate report of the results, and save all interpretation for the discussion. In this section you objectively present your findings, and explain in words what was found. This is where you show your new results.
The aim of the discussion is to outline and explain the results and to relate them to others’ theories and results. It also should include some discussion and perhaps evaluation of the methodology of the research and provide suggestions for further research.
Activity 1-1: Discuss the following question in groups
Read the following statements and tick (√) what you think should be avoided in reporting results.
( ) 1. Do not discuss or interpret your results, report background information, or attempt to explain anything.
( ) 2. Never include raw data or intermediate calculations in a research paper.
( ) 3. Do not present the same data more than once.
( ) 4. Text should complement any figures or tables, not repeat the same information.
( ) 5. Please do not confuse figures with tables—there is a difference.