During the last lab meeting, each lab member read a scientific article and analysed the factors that contribute to good abstract and introduction.
Abstract
1. Broad statement (1 sentence)
- Statement of broad field of research/context
- Introduces the ecological concept/problem
- What we know of the field
- Competing and unresolved explanations
2. Narrow down the problem (1 sentence)
- Significance to the problem
- Consequences of the problem
- What we’re going to do about it
- Brief description of an hypothesis that could resolve the problem
- Indicating the research gap Continue reading