Practise

1. Which of the following features make a good concluding chapter?

a. a summary of your previous arguments

b. a restatement of the aims of your research

c. how your ideas changed during your research

d. how you might have done things differently

e. how your ideas changed during your research and how you might have done things differently

Ans: E – how your ideas changed during your research and how you might have done things differently. You don’t need to repeat previous arguments or restate aims that have already been made clear. Instead, your concluding chapter is a place to reflect on your research and say something new.