For an empirical piece of research a good abstract contains all of the core components of your paper. From hypothesis/research question/theoretical framework to your method, design, procedure, main findings, and main implication. It must contain each of those elements. Best to keep it within 150 words and one sentence for each of the elements. Write your abstract once your paper is written. Look to the top journals in your field of research, then choose some abstracts as templates and work from there.
It should summarize the problem the study addresses, the methodology (very briefly) and indicate the findings. It should at least hint at the discussion, also.
In my book, a well-written abstract should be a gist of the whole paper. It should contain the introduction, review of the literature, methodology, data analysis, discussion and conclusion. Wrting even a line could be enough for each section.
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It must include a summary of all the main points. Beginning with a definition to the phenomena under investigation then the data collection procedures and finally the results.
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There are two types of abstracts:
Informational Abstracts
communicate contents of reports
include purpose, methods, scope, results, conclusions, and recommendations
allow readers to decide whether they want to read the report
Descriptive Abstractstell what the report contains
include purpose, methods, scope, but NOT results, conclusions, and recommendations
introduce the subject to readers, who must then read the report to learn study results
Qualities Of A Good Abstract
An effective abstractuses one or more well-developed paragraphs, which are unified, coherent, and concise.
uses an introduction-body-conclusion structure in which the parts of the report are
discussed in order: purpose, findings, conclusions, recommendations
provides logical connections between material included
adds no new information but simply summarizes the report
is intelligible to a wide audience
Tips for Writing Effective AbstractsThe style of an abstract should be concise and clear, and the wording should be very direct.
1. Make the abstract easy to read.
a. Use familiar words. If unfamiliar words are necessary, define them. Avoid
jargon.
b. Use active verbs rather than passive verbs whenever possible.
c. Vary sentence structure.
d. Use complete sentences. Don't omit articles or other small words to save space
2. Be concise.
a. Rephrase ideas from the article to condense the meaning.
b. c. Give information only once.
3. Be exact and unambiguous.
4. Use an organization scheme that will make the information clear to the reader.
Usually, an abstract that puts the thesis first and then provides conclusions or
findings, and supporting data or details is most useful.
5. If you are writing an abstract for another writer's article, remember that your job
is not to evaluate the article but simply to report what is in it.
Also, it might be good to mention the 'why' of the study. In other words, give an idea why the paper is worth reading/publishing.
Good day,
well written abstract must include purpose, methods, scope, results, conclusions, and recommendations.
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The summary should include a presentation of the most important results and how they are sometimes obtained, the methods of work, the purpose of the subject, and the main conclusions reached
I suggest abstracts need to be succinct and written with clarity. Give the aims and objectives and conclusions.. Avoid at this stage too much detail. Readers first want to see if the paper is of interest to them. Then they proceed to read the full text perhaps starting with the conclusions. Avoid lots of acronyms.
Hi Farman
to me a well written abstract gives a brief narrative of the research and sums up the journey from "what is the research about, why is it important (context)" to a short summary of results.
Kind Regards
Roland
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