Results

- This section should provide meaningful summaries of the main results. Traditionally in scientific writing, results sections excluded any data interpretation (which was left strictly for the conclusions); however, most journals now support incorporation of interpretative summaries as the results are presented. The use of interpretive summary sentences is recommended here for the Final Report. This section should give concrete information about differences or relationships between groups or treatment categories.

– Instead of simply reporting that "Groups A and B were significantly different", use specific language, stating the direction (increased, decreased, greater, reduced, etc.) and the magnitude (percent increase, n-fold decrease, etc.) of differences observed. For example: "Group A individuals were 23% larger than those in Group B", or "Group B lost weight at twice the rate of Group A". The results should not repeat data shown in visuals.

- 1. Clear text description

Discussion / Conclusion: 

• This section should frame the contribution of the “project outcomes” within the broader field.
• A common style for the discussion/conclusion section is to:
  • summarise the major findings & interpret them to answer the research question:
  • compare key results with existing knowledge that supports or contradicts the findings.
  • acknowledge alternative explanations of results
  • identify discrepancies or unexpected findings
• Discuss the importance & significance of results:
  • reiterate the goal of the project, link the outcomes to the gap in knowledge
  • propose testable predictions (explanations of the findings) to be explored in future work.

• The focus of the conclusions depends on the project.
• If the goal was to develop a new technique, the conclusion could explain the measured performance, compare the method with others, and address both benefits and disadvantages.
• In some studies, the results might serve to confirm and extend prior work without an appreciable change in theory.
• In other cases, the final interpretation might challenge existing dogma. However, when outcomes differ from prior research, your interpretation should objectively consider conditions that applied in all studies, and whether variability could result from differences in sample populations, study design, methods of collecting data, or other factors. 
•  Clearly connected to results
  2. Concise
  3. Refers back to knowledge gap
  4. Appropriate comparison to previous studies and how it builds knowledge
  5. Discusses wider significance / future studies
• Learning Outcome Scientific writing skills
  1. Clarity of expression (sentence structure)
  2. Proper use of terminology abbreviations
  3. Australian English spelling
  4. Logical flow, easy to read
  5. Correct use of punctuation