Conclusion thesis

What are tips for writing a good conclusion for your thesis?

1. Save writing your conclusion until the end. Then you have a good overview of your entire research and its results. In your conclusion, you normally do not write new results or limitations, which you save for the discussion.
2. Make sure the conclusion of your thesis is a good flowing story with a clear line. It is not intended to be a summary in the form of a list of separate points.
3. Also, make sure you use the correct verb tenses for your conclusion. The present continuous tense (I read, I work) is used for facts and findings that you bring forward. For example: “Notary office Y must adjust its model act. The current act no longer meets the new requirements.”
4. You use the present perfect tense (I have read, I have worked) to refer to your research and its results. For example: “This research looked at the model act of notary office Y. It was found that the model act no longer meets the new requirements.”

What are some example sentences you can use for the conclusion of your thesis research?

First of all, it can be concluded from the results of this research that ….

In this research, the following research question was investigated: …. It has been shown from the results that ….

The goal of this research was to …. The results show that ….

Apart from this, the results do show that ….

Finally, it appears that ….

The effect of …. on …. is therefore (partly) caused by ….

The results do/ do not correspond with ….

Next steps: discussion and recommendations

After the conclusion of your thesis, you will move on to the following sections: the discussion and recommendations.

In the discussion, you provide interpretations and explanations for the results of your research. Here, you also critically examine your research and address issues such as validity and reliability.

In the recommendations, finally, you provide suggestions on how the problem could be solved or approached. You can also make recommendations for further research.

Incorporate the last three sections (thesis conclusion, discussion, and recommendations) in one final chapter or split it into different chapters. Also consult the potential thesis guidelines of your educational institution. It may be that specific guidelines are given for these sections of the thesis.

Example conclusion

If you would like to see an example of a conclusion to gain more inspiration, visit our page with thesis and dissertation examples, where you can see how other students have written their conclusions.

With the above tips, you can start writing a beautiful conclusion for your thesis or graduation research. Topscriptie wishes you much success in writing your conclusion and finishing your studies!

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