What is the purpose of the findings section?

• A. Research questions are answered.
• B. Theoretical background is discussed.
• C. Future work is proposed.
• D. Limitations are described.

Answer: (A)

The findings section is where you present the actual results of your study—the data and analyses that show what you found and how those results relate to the research questions or hypotheses. It’s about reporting evidence clearly and objectively, using numbers, statistics, tables, figures, or qualitative themes, and organizing the results so each research question or hypothesis is addressed. The aim is to show what the study produced without heavy interpretation—that comes in the discussion.

This is not the place for theoretical background, which is typically covered earlier in the introduction or literature review. It’s also not where you propose future work or describe study limitations; those usually appear in the discussion/conclusion and limitations sections, respectively.