how to write an research abstract- APA format

1. GUIDELINES TO RESEARCH
ABSTRACT
SOUMYA S
M.Ed

2. ABSTRACT
• Summary of an Article
• Concise
• Not more than a paragraph

3. When to write an Abstract
• Thesis
• Dissertation
• Research papers
• Submitting an article to an academic
journal

4. PURPOSE
• To report main aims and outcomes of
research
• Highlight the Key elements

5. Seven important elements of an
Abstract

6. ELEMENT 1
• Start with a brief theme sentence

7. ELEMENT 2
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• Indicate main aim or objective

8. ELEMENT 3
• Mention the importance of study

9. ELEMENT 4
• Methodology used for study
• Experimental, survey, Qualitative,
Quanditative

10. ELEMENT 5
• Major findings of the study

11. ELEMENT 6
• Conclusion

13. ELEMENT 7
• Practical impliments

14. An Abstract of a report of an
Empirical study
• Problem under investigation
• Characteristics of participants
• The essential features of study method
• The basic findings
• The conclusion and implications

15. An Abstract for a Literature review
• The problem
• Study eligibility criteria
• Types of participants
• Main results
• Conclusion
• Implications

16. An Abstract for a Theory oriented
paper
• How the theory or model works on which it is
based
• What phenomena the theory or model
accounts for and linkage to empirical result.

17. An Abstract for a Methodological
paper
• The general class of methods are discussed
• The essential features of the proposed
method
• The range of application of proposed
method
• Essential features of statistics

18. KEY WORDS
• 6 – 8 key words – directly after the Abstract
• Used to locate the Article
• Represent the most important elements

19. GOOD ABSTRACT IS
Accurate
Non evaluative
Coherent and readable
Concise

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