Avoids interpretation, biases, or conclusions
Situates the current study in the context of past studies
Describes participants numerically with descriptive statistics
Usually written last
Comprehensive summary of information in the article
Describes data analysis
Describes the significance of the work
Describes gaps in the literature that the new study will fill
Discusses implications of findings
Describes procedures to allow replication
Includes limitations
Includes recommendations for future research
Presents each hypothesis and related data
Sets the stage and orients the reader to the topic
Reviews the research hypothesis or question
Usually 150-250 words
Evaluates and analyzes findings
Describes participants and their sampling
Operationally defines variables
Describes outcome measures used
Describes intervention
Compares findings to the literature
Outlines the scope of the study
Presents the facts of the study
