An abstract is a short summary of your completed research. If written well, it makes the reader want to learn more about your research. When writing a structured abstract, consider the following sub-headings:

1. Problem statement: Why do we care about the problem? What practical, scientific, theoretical gap is your research topic filling?
2. Purpose: What is the overall purpose of the study?
3. Method: The basic design of the study. What did you actually do to get your findings/ results?
4. Results/Findings: Major findings found as a result of your analysis. What did you learn/ invent/create?
5. Conclusion/Implications: What is your concluding remark? What are the larger implications of your findings, especially for the problem/gap identified in the research?