Dissertation Discussion Chapter: How To Write It In 6 Steps (With Examples)

Learn exactly how to write a clear and compelling discussion chapter or section for your dissertation, thesis or research project. We explain how to craft this chapter in 6 simple steps, with loads of practical examples to help move you forward.
OVERVIEW: THE THESIS/DISSERTATION DISCUSSION CHAPTER
00:00 Welcome
01:32 What is the discussion chapter about
03:42 What goes into the discussion chapter
06:27 How to write and structure the discussion chapter
06:47 Restate your research aims and RQs
07:53 Summarise your key findings
09:22 Unpack your findings in more detail
12:05 Discuss the limitations of your research
14:01 Make your key recommendations
15:49 Provide a concluding summary
16:31 Tips & tricks to craft a quality discussion chapter
18:47 Closing: The Discussion Chapter
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I have been overwhelmed by the whole process of writing my thesis and I am glad that I come across this video. It is very helpful and informative. Thank you so much!

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[@josreyes21]

Such fantastic videos from Grad Coach, these have been a life-saver!! Love the simple way they explain the sections and the tips. Awesome job!!! Thank you Emma!

[@katsomofolo4329]

Thanks, Emma. I am about to finalise my discussion chapter. This really helped. In the future, will it be possible to use an example to illustrate your points?

[@alshymaataha9762]

Can't thank you enough, Emma! 🌹🌹How a great presentation!

[@nothandosithole4429]

I’m so glad I came across this video, now I can write the discussion chapter with confidence

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Y'all are being extremely helpful for my thesis man! thanks a lot

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I love how present these steps. So clear and concise. thanks a lot to doing this

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What a great team!!!! I appreciate all your efforts - a competent and intelligent group.
thanks

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Our pleasure!

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I am so glad I came across this!! Thank you for being so helpful.

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Thank you so much! I probably would fail if I didn't have the help of these videos; I am extremely grateful! Additionally Emma is very enthusiastic and speaks very clearly. The text that appears on screen as she speaks is also very helpful. Great work!

[@GradCoach]

You're so welcome!

[@alakomachado9680]

I'm so terrified about writing the discussion section that I've been stuck for the last 3 days. This video helped me A LOT.

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Glad it helped :)

[@alinuh5564]

You are amazing Ema
Excellent presentation which boosted my confidence and planning in discussion writing
Kudos to all grad coach team I can’t thank enough guys

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Glad it was helpful!

[@yisony]

Love the explanation, thank you for sharing this useful video

[@Kat-ow4zf]

Thank you. With all the writing done I s dissertation, I found this so helpful, make sure I have everything I need and a good structure. This video and your other videos, on a dissertation, ha e been so helpful, with keeping me on track.❤ ❤❤❤❤

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Thanks for this insightful presentation. It has been extremely helpful to me

[@Mara-kn5wp]

Super helpful! Thanks for your work.

[@mosesifeanyi5955]

Thank You so much for this information, I have been finding it difficult to start the discussion page but with this your video I am bold enough to start.

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Glad it was helpful!

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Thank you very much Emma for making such a valuable video for researchers like us … ❤🙏🙏

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This presentation is excellent - so clear and helpful. Thank you.

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Amazing, absolutely amazing! Thank you so much, it was really helpful!

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[@mluization]

Excellent presentation. Kindly advise how one should present findings of a comparative case study

[@charlieberry1476]

Thanks Emma, your videos are always very educating.

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My pleasure!

[@agnesmathapelo3472]

Thank you Emma, this will definitely help me write discussion for my dissertation.👌😊

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Thanks for the kind words

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Thank you for your video. It is very useful for my research report.

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Thank you Emma for another insightful video.

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Professionally presented information. Very useful. Thank you.

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[@jackiehuang5391]

Excellent job!! Thank you for your helpful and useful tutorials, could you recommend some examples of the theses that have the correct structure of each chapter?

[@courtneymolloy9169]

Just used this to write my undergraduate discussion! So helpful! Thank you

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Ever since I discovered this platform, I have enjoyed every bit of your presentations. And I must commend you for all.
However, can you please do a video on “how to write findings and discussion” using literature review?

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[@paulcule2091]

Dear Emma. Well done. Results section tells the reader what you found. The discussion section tells what it means. This of course makes it difficult to separate discussion from conclusion

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[@noornoornoor23]

Thank you! This was really useful. I have a question though that I always feel confused about. In the article you mentioned,
"When interpreting your results, you’ll want to assess how your findings compare to those of the existing research (from your literature review chapter)"
....But we can also include other research in our discussion chapter right, and not just that which we included in the literature chapter? The literature in the review chapter never seems enough to explain the depth of information that I have presented in my results chapter.

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Thank you Anna for you help

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[@lunePT]

how the 'suggestion for future research' in the recommendation section is different from the improvement point in the limitation section??

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Very helpful

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[@ttoy1937]

I have two questions.
1) Is interpretation of the results the same as implications?
2) For the interpretation section, what should I include in “how do my results contribute to the field of research?”?
Thank you in advance.

[@najeemmahmood9668]

Is it necessary to back every theme in the result section with a quote?

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Excellent

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[@DIABLOSDEVIL92]

Hey! I am hoping someone can answer this question rather quick as my dissertation is due tomorrow! But basically I have run a lot of ANOVA tests! and am reporting only the 3 most significant interactions as there are several variables and a number of significant relationships. I have decided to only use 3 significant interactions per hypothesis and the rest are going into a table. There is way too much to discuss in the discussion section, so is it ok to go into detail about the most significant relationships and only give brief mention to the others that were not included in the main discussion?

[@qqq_Peace]

Awesome explanation! But I have difficulty distinguishing the general discussion of the thesis from the discussion of each chapter...They seem to have much overlapping info with each other.

[@jumamugaya90]

Kindly help me:
What are the quantitative & qualitative evaluation approaches to educational programs?

[@bagedag]

In general quantitative = volume and quantity = depth. A commonly used example is a survey of a lot of people being quantitative, and an in depth interview is a qualitative approach :)

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Not gonna lie, Chapter 5 has been kicking my rump for weeks.

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[@coolmemories7886]

hi can you help in forming discussion i m struggling and dissertation due next week thanks

[@paulcule2091]

At this point please be fully cognizant of the predilection for polysyllabic prognostication amongst the academic literati.

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GradCaoch's coaching services are not available in India unfortunately! 😔
Is there any other way I can take help please?

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Be sure to check out our free mini-course here: gradcoach.com/dissertation-course/

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Emma is immensely marvelous and gorgeous in presentation

[@jessicabuendia]

I am so exhausted of writing my thesis. Any advice?

[@GradCoach]

It's generally a good idea to take a breather and step back from the work for a few days, so that you can review it with fresh eyes.