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Chapter7DiscussionofResults2019/11/5IntroductionTheFunctionsofaThesisDiscussionofResultsSampleAnalysisofaMastersThesisDiscussionofResultsFrequentlyAskedQuestions2019/11/5IntroductionInthischapter,wewillbeconsideringthediscussionofresultsasaseparatechapterfromthepresentationofresultsandconclusionchapters.Somethesescombinetheirpresentationanddiscussionofresultsorfindingsinasinglechapter.Incontrast,somethesescombinethediscussionofresultsandconclusioninonechapter.Theadvantagesofhaingacombinedchapter：itcanavoidrestatingtheresultswhenyoudiscussthem.itismucheasierforthereadertofollowthedevelopmentofthethesis.2019/11/5Theapproachthatistakenisoftendeterminedbydiscipinarypreferenceandthetypeofthesisthatisbeingwritten.Adiscussionwithyoursupervisorwillassistyouinarrivingattheoptionbestsuitedtotheresearchyouarereporting.Theapproachtakeninthischaptercanbeeasilyadaptedtothechoiceyoumake.2019/11/5Ifyoudecidetocombineyourpresentationofresultswithyourdiscussionofthoseresults,youwillmostlikelydevideyourresultsintomeaningfulsections(e.g.accordingtoresearchquestions/hypotheses,thematicormethodologicalfoci)andpresentyourdiscussionofeachsectionofresultsimmediatelyaftereachsectionorpartsectionofresultsthathasbeenpresented.Thesameapproachwouldapplyifyoudecidedtocombineyourdiscussionofresultsandyourconclusion.2019/11/5Consideringnowthediscussionofresultsasasinglechapter,webeginwithaconsideratonofthepurposeandfunctionsofthechapterbeforelookingatarangeofmoveandsub-moveoptionsthatmightbeconsidered.Thechapterwillagainconcludewithadiscussionofsomekeylingusticfeaturesofdiscussionchapters,someanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestons,furtheractivitiesandsuggestionsforfurtherreading.2019/11/5Whatismeantbydiscussingaresult?Whenyoudiscussaresult,youshouldgobeyondtheresultandexpressyourownopinionsabouttheresult,i.e.yourpersonalspeculationonthereasonsforaresult,yourjudgementonitssignificance,implications,andthepossibledirectionforfutureresearch,etc.Theessentialdifferencebetweenreportingaresultanddiscussingtheresultisthattheformerisfact-drivenwhilethelatterisopinion-driven.However,youropinionsarenotwhateveryouhavethoughtaboutbuttheyshouldbebasedoneitherexistingtheoriesorpreviousstudiesorcommonsense.Therefore,indiscussion,referencesareindispensable.2019/11/5•Usuallythediscussiongoingtogetherwiththereportofaresultcannotbetoolongsincealengthydiscussionwillseparatetheanswerstotheresearchquestionsanditwilldistractthereader'sattention.Theelaborationofadiscussion,ifitisnecessary,canbemadeinthelastchapterofConclusion.2019/11/5TheFunctionsofaThesisDiscussionofResultsThekeypurposeofthischapteristodiscussthemeaningandsignificanceoftheresultsorfindingsoftheresearchyouarereporting.1.Anoverviewoftheaimsoftheresearchthatreferstotheresearchquestionsorhypotheses2.Asummaryofthetheoreticalandresearchcontextsofthestudy3.Asummaryofthemethodologicalapproachforinvestigatingtheresearchquestionsorhypotheses4.Adiscussionofthecontributionyoubelieveyourresultsorfindingshavemadetotheresearchquestionsorhypothesesandthereforetoexistingtheory,researchandpractice(i.e.theirimportanceandsignificance)5.Thisdiscussionwilloftenincludeaninterpretationofyourresults,acomparisonwithotherresearch,anexplanationofwhytheresultsoccurredastheydidandanevaluationoftheircontributiontothefieldofknowledge2019/11/5TheContentandStructureofaThesisDiscussionofResultsMoves1.Providebackgroundinformation2.Presentastatementofresult(SOR)3.Evaluate/commentonresultsorfindingsSub-movesa.restatementofaims,researchquestionsandhypothesesb.restatementofkeypublishedresearchc.restatementofresearch/methodologicalapproacha.restatementofakeyresultb.expandedstatementaboutakeyresulta.explanationofresult—suggestreasonsforresultb.(un)expectedresultc.referencetopreviousresearchd.exemplification—provideexamplesofresulte.deductionorclaimf.supportfrompreviousresearchg.recommendationh.justificationforfurtherresearch2019/11/5SampleAnalysisofaMastersThesisDiscussionofResultsIntroductiontoDisussionofResultsThischapterprovidesadetailedanalysisofkeyresearchfindingspresentedinchapter4,withreferencetoeachoftheresearchquestions.Theresultsofthestudyarealsodiscussedinrelationtopreviousresearchstudies.Thefirstsection(Section5.2)discussestherelationshipbetweenself-reportWTCandWTCbehaviorinthethreeclassroomcontextsobserved.DifferencesobservedinWTCbehaviorineachofthecontexts,andvariationsinWTCovertime,arediscussedinSections5.3and5.4.ThefourthsectionpresentsthefactorsthatlearnersperceivedasbeingofmostimportanceinaffectingtheirWTCinclass.Thelastsectionisabriefsummaryofthechapter.2019/11/5Thisonealsoprovidesanadvanceorganizerofwhatistobepresentedinthechapter.Theauthorbeginsbyexpainingthatherdiscussionwillbeorganizedaroundthefourresearchquestionsandthatitwillfocusontherelationshipbetweenherresultsandthoseofearlierresearchstudies.Whilethisisanimportantfeatureofadiscussionchapter,itshouldalsorefertotheotherfeatursofthediscussionthatareincludedinthediscussionchpter.Theparagraphthenoutlinesthefocusofeachsectionofthediscussionchapter.2019/11/5ResearchQuest