miércoles, 23 de febrero de 2011

How to write an abstract?

To write an abstract is a complex process, because in an abstract the information should be reduced but this should remain complete, given that it is going to be use to entice people to read the whole paper. In order to create a good abstract the writer must follow a checklist consisting in motivation, problem statement, approach, results, and conclusions. Following this checklist, the writer can get the attention of his/her audience.
An abstract must include these sections.
Motivation, in here the writer must explain how important the topic and the problem are. It must include the importance off the work and how difficult it can be; Problem statement, this section deals with the explanation of the problem and why it was selected; Approach, in the approach section of an abstract the writer say what were the strategies he/she used in order to solve the problem; Results, they should be specific, and the writer must avoid words like “very” “almost”, because these words are considered vague; Conclusions, The final part, how the results of the investigation affect the real life.
Other points to consider are that the abstract must contain a word limit of 150 and 200 words and  key words in order to help the reader to look for your work.

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2 comentarios:

  1. the information provided is very important to us in order to know how to write a good abstract, is good that you posted on your blog

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  2. Excellent summary about the material! The strategies were applied appropiatly and the topic fits the task!

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