Writing an Abstract
An abstract is a summary of your research paper covering the key concepts, main ideas, and findings. They act as a roadmap telling your readers what you researched, why it is important, what you found out about the topic.
Here are two handouts and a video to show you how to write an abstract. The handouts open in a new tab.
Handout #1 The APA Guidelines for Writing an Abstract. This covers the technical specifications that APA 7th Edition requires for formatting your Abstract. Note: the word count may differ from your assignment requirements.
Handout #2: Descriptive vs Informative Abstracts. This handout explains the differences between the two most common types of abstracts: Descriptive and Informative abstracts.
How to Write a STRONG Abstract for your Research Paper (13:40 Closed Captioned)
This video show you how to write an abstract in APA 7th edition from Smart Student
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