Types Of Abstract Writing

Question 1

What are most common types of abstracts?

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Structured abstract
Unstructured abstract

Question 2

Among scientific scholars, writing ——— is the most common practice nowadays.

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structured abstracts

Question 3

A ———— sections are presented separately, i.e., objectives, study method, results, and conclusion (Hahs-Vaughn & Onwuegbuzie,2010).

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structured abstract’s

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are the preferred type of health science scholars and publications as there are found to offer more advantages over traditional ones (Hartley, 2004) in terms of the organization of information provided.

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Structured abstracts

Question 5

In the example provided, it is a ——— as there is distinct, labeled sections (e.g., Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) for rapid comprehension.

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structured abstract

Question 6

One of the advantages offered by this type of abstract is it guides authors in summarizing the content of the manuscripts or entire research paper precisely.

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Structured abstract

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follow the conventional style as they are presented as a single (long) paragraph, albeit they still provide the same details as structured ones.

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Unstructured abstracts

Question 8

this type does not have any specific label per part or paragraph.

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Unstructured abstract

Question 9

However, they must follow the same content, sequence, and order as ——— abstracts to properly guide the reader.

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Unstructured abstract

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There are 4 general types of abstract:

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Critical abstract
Descriptive abstract
Informative abstract
Highlight abstract

Question 11

It provides, in addition to describing main findings and information, a judgment or comment about the study’s validity, reliability, or completeness.

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Critical Abstract

Question 12

The researcher evaluates the paper and often compares it with other works on the same subject.

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Critical Abstract

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are generally 400-500 words in length due to the additional interpretive commentary.

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Critical Abstract

Question 14

These types of abstracts are used infrequently.

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Critical Abstract

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It indicates the type of information found in the work.

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Descriptive Abstract

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It makes no judgments about the work, nor does it provide results or conclusions of the research.

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Descriptive Abstract

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It does incorporate key words found in the text and may include the purpose, methods, and scope of the research.

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Descriptive Abstract

Question 18

Essentially, the ——— only describes the work being summarized.

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Descriptive Abstract

Question 19

Some researchers consider it an outline of the work, rather than a summary.

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Descriptive Abstract

Question 20

are usually very short, 150 words or less.

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Descriptive Abstract

Question 21

Most abstracts are

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Informative Abstract

Question 22

While they still do not critique or evaluate a work, they do more than describe it.

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Informative Abstract

Question 23

A good ——— act as a surrogate for the work itself.

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Informative Abstract

Question 24

That is, the researcher presents and explains all the main arguments and the important results and evidence in the paper.

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Informative Abstract

Question 25

An ——— includes the information that can be found in a descriptive abstract [purpose, methods, scope] but it also includes the results and conclusions of the research and the recommendations of the author.

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Informative Abstract

Question 26

The length varies according to discipline, but an ——— is usually no more than 300 words in length.

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Informative Abstract

Question 27

It is written specifically to attract the reader’s attention to the study.

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Highlight Abstract

Question 28

It is not completely presented however its leading remarks may be used to spark the reader’s interest.”

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Highlight Abstract

Question 29

With such features, it “cannot stand independent of its associated article; hence, not a true abstract and, therefore, rarely used in academic writing.”

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Highlight Abstract