Robert Helán a What is an abstract Where can you find abstracts b Who reads abstracts and why c How are abstracts typically structured d What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ ID: 461883
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ABSTRACTS
Robert Helán Slide2
a. What is an abstract?
Where can you find abstracts?
b. Who reads abstracts and why?
c. How are abstracts typically structured?d. What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ?
Questions to consider:Slide3
summary of a longer document
it describes content and scope of the documentit highlights major points covered in the worka. What is an abstract?Slide4
researchers/scholars
conference organizersconference attendeesgrant committees
b. Who reads abstracts and why?Slide5
Stand-alone mini-texts: summarizing the given research for readers/conference attendees
Screening devices: helping them decide whether to read an article/attend a presentationPreviews: giving them a road-map to better understand an article/a presentation
Who reads abstracts and why?Slide6
These are the sections of an abstract. Put them into the correct order.
a. Present research/purposeb. Discussion/conclusion/implicationsc. Methods/materials/subjects/proceduresd. Background/introduction/situation
e. Results/findings
c. How are abstracts typically structured?Slide7
Answer - the typical order is:
d. Background/introduction/situationa. Present research/purposec. Methods/materials/subjects/procedurese. Results/findingsb. Discussion/conclusion/implications
How are abstracts typically structured?Slide8
Research article abstracts – serve mainly as a summary of the article
Conference abstracts – decide whether the author will be accepted to a conference therefore should be somewhat promotional
What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ?Slide9
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What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ?Slide10
Descriptive abstracts: shorter, include only introduction, purpose, and methods.
Informative abstracts: longer, include all sections (the above + results, discussion / conclusions)Hybrid: a combination of the two
What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ?