Abstract

Abstract: Something that concentrates in itself the essential
qualities of anything more extensive

~Webster's College Dictionary, ed.
Richard Marius. NY: McGraw Hill,
1991~

A report of an empirical study also includes an Abstract that provides a very brief summary of the research. The Abstract is a brief but comprehensive summary of the empirical research report. The Abstract includes a concise statement of the goal of the research, outlines the methods, and presents the essential results and conclusions.

Read the Abstract to get an overview of the research. A general orientation to the article and specific aspects your instructor wants you to concentrate on are presented below.

Summarize your study:

Objectives

Method

Results

Discussion

Why did you do the study?

How was the study done?

What did you find?

Why are these findings important?
Note: Sub-headings aren't usually included here,
though they may be.

Example


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