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Overview of Chapter 5

Chapter 5 is the discussion of your findings. Here you assert your results and discuss using the extant literature (SCREENR: Voice over for the Chapter 5 Outline.

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Briefly summarize the problems and purpose of the study, research questions and methodology.

Discussion of Findings

Assert your findings and link to the literature. How many findings and describe them. Assert that they answer you research questions.

– For each finding provide a paragraph or two of discussion.

• Assert the finding.

• Provide discussion.

• Link to the literature- same, opposite, new.

– Limitations etc. -If not previously presented or if they have changed.

• Insufficient statistical power (small N or low reliabilities)

• Threats to the internal validity of causal inferences

• Threats to external validity (aka, generalizability)

• Sample

• Setting

• Treatment

• Measurements

Implications for Practice

Address how your study informs the practice of professionals in certain fields. How many and describe in at least a sentence each.

Assert the implication, link to the specific finding in your study, and provide a discussion.

Future Research

Discuss future research that is needed as a result of the findings in your study or how you conducted your study. How many and describe in at least a sentence each.

Assert the recommendation and provide a discussion.

Conclusions

Your final thoughts.

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