Discussion
Re-state your research questions/statements (including the variables you are using) and hypotheses. Explicitly state whether each hypothesis was supported or not Discuss your results in terms of associations/relationships between variables Discuss the similarity (or lack thereof) of results to previous research (as reviewed in your Introduction) If your findings do not support your hypothesis and/or are inconsistent with previous research, explain why Discuss two limitations of your study and explain why they are limitations Last paragraph should conclude with 1-2 sentences that summarizes the study, followed by some implications and future direction.
Hypothesis
” The following study examined the frequency of solitary and group play between boys’ and girls’ preschool-age children. Regarding the first purpose examining gender differences, the students hypothesized that boys are more likely than girls to engage in solitary play. The second aim was to the hypothesis that girls would be more likely than boys to engage in group play”
Results indicated no significant gender difference in solitary play
Results indicated no significant gender difference in group play
