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Writing an Abstract Thursday, May 30

Overview Definition Importance 150-200 words Brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article Allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly Importance First contact of article in literature search Readers frequently decide based on the abstract to read the remainder of the article 150-200 words

A good abstract is… Accurate Nonevaluative Coherent and readable Concise

Accurate Correctly reflect the purpose and content of the article Do not include extraneous information that is not in the body of article If the study extends or replicates previous research, mention in abstract Tip: compare abstract to an outline of the article’s headings to verify accuracy

Nonevaluative Report rather than evaluate Do not add to or comment on what is in the body of the manuscript

Coherent and readable Write in clear and concise language Verb tense Present – talk about general facts, the paper itself or an analysis of findings Past – to talk about actual results

Concise Make each sentence maximally informative – but also brief Highlight most important parts Do not repeat the title Use specific keywords relevant to your project

Empirical Study STEM group, Luis, Shalane Problem under investigation Participants (demographics) or animals (genus & species)* Essential features of study method Basic findings – effect sizes and confidence intervals, statistical significance Conclusions and implications or applications

Rapid Review/Meta-Analysis Destanee & Josh The problem or relation(s) under investigation Study eligibility criteria (inclusion criteria) Main results/themes Conclusions and limitations Implications for theory, policy, and/or practice

Historiography Jawaun Present the basic idea you want to convey through your paper Identify the problem/gap in literature Identify how your project will fill in the gap Material used in project Approaches to make connections within material Conclusions drawn from material Implications