Writing the Conclusion

Directions: Use these concepts to help you construct your conclusion.
Remember: No personal pronouns.

The conclusion addresses the following things:
•	Restates the Problem
•	Summarizes the procedure
•	Restates the hypothesis
•	State whether the hypothesis was correct (supported) or incorrect (refuted). 
•	Explain why the hypothesis was supported or refuted. This should refer to prior research; the relationship between variables and the results of the experiment. (Identify patterns and trends during the experiment.) 
•	Explains the significance of the results-why they are important.

Writing:
The effect of the    (IV)     on the      (DV)     was investigated in this experiment by  (summarize the procedure) .
The suggested hypothesis was that if   (restate the hypothesis).  
The hypothesis was  (supported or refuted)  because (explain how the results matched or didn’t match the hypothesis. Explain why the results did or didn’t support the hypothesis. Refer to your prior research and discuss how your results were similar or different to your research and if you discovered any patterns or trends.

The significance of the results are _______(Explain the significance of the results-why are the results important.)