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Lab 13: Discussion Section— APA Paper #2

Objectives for Lab 13:

• Assess your results
• Link results to broader literature
• Address limitations of your study (including future directions)

Outline for Discussion Section

Read and complete this outline prior to starting the lab. You may write in fragments (words, phrases) or in complete sentences. Please note that thinking about paper construction and outlining your thoughts will aid in writing each section of your lab report, so take advantage of this process!

Assess your results

• Restate your hypotheses (in the order you presented them in the introduction, the same order that you tested and presented them in the results section)

“It was hypothesized…<insert hypothesis here>…and this hypothesis <was/was not> supported in the current study.”

“It was hypothesized…<insert hypothesis here>…and this hypothesis <was/was not> supported in the current study.”

Link results to broader literature (you can also discuss future directions—where could the research go from here?).

(Note: This section allows for more leeway—you can be creative in this part).

• What do your findings mean? (In a broader theory? In its application? Is it consistent with previous literature [i.e., background article you referenced in the Introduction]?).

• Other potential explanations? (Is there something else that might explain your findings? – especially if they did not support your hypothesis).

Limitations of the study & future directions

• Mention realistic and probable limitations (at least two) and why they are limitations.

• How could you remedy these in a future study(ies)?

Lab Report:

• Using your outline, assess your results, place them in the broader literature, and mention limitations and future directions of your study by turning your outline (fragments) into whole sentences and full paragraphs (complete with transitions).
• Use a heading for the Discussion section (remember your name and TA name).
• Do not report statistics in this section!
• Watch your tenses! (WWS, p. 72)
• Save often and check to make sure you have followed all of the computer lab and formatting rules!

Rubric for Lab 13: Discussion Section— APA Paper #2