# Science research writing - Results Model **Parent**:: [[♯ Science research writing]] ## Why begin by revisiting studies mentioned earlier in the article or by summarising the methods I used? [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=184) It is reader-friendly to start a ( sub)section with material that provides a smooth transition from the previous section, or prepares the reader for the new section. Recalling or revisiting key parts of previous sections ensures that all readers begin the Results section on a similar basis. [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=184&annotation=S6VZL8ZY) ## So what’s a good way to begin? [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=185) Some writers begin with a brief general statement about the overall pattern or trend of the results ( In most cases/In general/Overall), and may direct the reader to a summary figure or table. Starting with a general statement stabilises the framework in which you present your results and ensures that your reader sees the ‘wall’ before you — and they — look at the individual ‘bricks’. [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=185) Some writers begin by re-stating the aim of the study. In the Discussion or Conclusion, you discuss the extent to which your study has fulfilled the aim/s you set out in the Introduction. [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=185) ## GENERIC RESULTS MODEL [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) 1 REVISITING THE LITERATURE/AIM/PREDICTION/HYPOTHESIS/GAP [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) REVISITING/SUMMARISING THE METHOD [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) GENERAL STATEMENT ABOUT THE RESULTS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) INVITATION TO VIEW GRAPHIC + CONTENT OF GRAPHIC [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) 2 SPECIFIC/KEY RESULTS ± EVALUATIVE LANGUAGE/COMMENTS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) COMPARISON WITH RESULTS IN OTHER STUDIES/HAPPY WORDS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) COMPARISON WITH MODEL/SIMULATION/PREDICTED RESULTS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) EXPLANA [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) 3 PROBLEMS/ISSUES WITH RESULTS ± REASONS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195) 4 POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF RESULTS/HAPPY WORDS [📄](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/KS7N47TZ?page=195)