IMRAD FORMAT Flashcards
what does IMRaD
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Tells the reader what to expect in the paper.
Title
Most papers are written by one or two primary authors. The
remaining authors have reviewed the work and/or aided in study design or data
analysis.
Author (s)
what does the title page contain?
Title
Author(s)
2 types of Abstract
“Structured abstract”
Non-structured abstracts
has become the standard for research papers
(introduction, objective, methods, results, and conclusions)
“Structured abstract”
- reviews, case reports, and other articles
Non-structured abstracts
should be a summary/synopsis of the paper.
abstract
which part of the imrad do these questions belong?
● What is the context of the project?”
● How does it fit in with other research on the topic?
● What is the research question?
● “Why did you do the study” sets the scene or lays the foundation or
background for the paper.
Introduction
● Provides the background of the study initiating the conduct of the research.
Introduction
Significance of your study and the scientific principle from which the
research problem stemmed.
Introduction
Highlights from previous related studies, such as the research questions and
the variables employed by the researchers.
Introduction
State the type of information still needed to address the problem at hand fully
Introduction
Expressly, the statement of the problem should be clearly stated and
appropriately justified.
Introduce your approach to bridge the information gap.
Introduction
which part of imrad format do these questions belong?
● “How did you do the study”/ What did the author(s) do to answer the research question?
Methods
This section is the easiest to write because every detail to be written has
already been appropriately documented and stored during the data
collection stage.
. Methods
You just have to retrieve your records correctly and then explain them in writing.
Because you’re recounting how the methods were conducted, you must write
the methodology section in the past tense
Methods
You should give a highly detailed account of the various procedures you
have employed that will answer your research questions.
Methods
This section describes the:
● Context and setting of the study
● Specify the study design
● Population (patients, etc., if applicable)
● Sampling strategy
● Intervention (if applicable)
● Identify the main study variables
● Data collection instruments and procedures
● Outline analysis methods
Methods
which part of the imrad format do these questions belong?
What did you find”/ What was the answer to the question?
Results:
in scientific papers are accomplished through graphics or graphical elemen
Results:
These elements in the methods can be in the form of the following:
analytical instrument that you have used for measurement
Graphs
Tables
key findings
Secondary findings
showing trends or patterns that exist among the variables tested in the
study,
● Graphs
summarizing your numerical data, relevant equations, schematic
diagrams, and flow charts
Tables
