What are the major findings?

What do the results mean?

What can be learned from them?

Implications?

Contribution to existing knowledge

Recommendations

 

The results of a study leads to a discussion i.e. conclusion, implications and recommendations.

 

General principles formed about the portfolio process

Unique theory.

Non-Generalizable.

Catalyst for others who want to self-reflect.

Self-reflection is looking back to move forward.

 

See:

 

Ch 10 in

Seliger, H. W. and E. Shohamy. 1989. Second Language Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.