Robert Helán
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}a. What is an abstract?  Where can you find abstracts?
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}b. Who reads abstracts and why?
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}c. How are abstracts typically structured?
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}d. What types of abstracts do you know and how do they differ?
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}summary of a longer document
}it describes content and scope of the document
}it highlights major points covered in the work

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}researchers/scholars
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}conference organizers
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}conference attendees
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}grant committees

}Stand-alone mini-texts: summarizing the given research for readers/conference attendees
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}Screening devices: helping them decide whether to read an article/attend a presentation
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}Previews: giving them a road-map to better understand an article/a presentation
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}These are the sections of an abstract. Put them into the correct order.
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}a. Present research/purpose
}b. Discussion/conclusion/implications
}c. Methods/materials/subjects/procedures
}d. Background/introduction/situation
}e. Results/findings
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}Answer - the typical order is:
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}d. Background/introduction/situation
}a. Present research/purpose
}c. Methods/materials/subjects/procedures
}e. Results/findings
}b. Discussion/conclusion/implications
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}Research article abstracts – serve mainly as a summary of the article
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}Conference abstracts – decide whether the author will be accepted to a conference
} therefore should be somewhat promotional

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}Watch the following video and answer the following questions…


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}Descriptive abstracts: shorter, include only introduction, purpose, and methods.
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}Informative abstracts: longer, include all sections (the above + results, discussion /
conclusions)
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}Hybrid: a combination of the two