The 20,000 article problem: How a structured abstract can help practitioners sort out educational research

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 396-400

  Miech, Edward J ^a   Nave, Bill ^b   Mosteller, Frederick ^a,c  

^a Maine Math and Science Alliance ^*

^b Maine Math and Science Alliance   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12344302558     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170508600512     Document Type: Review

References (5)

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2. R. Brian Haynes et al., "More Informative Abstracts Revisited, " Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 113, 1990, pp. 69-76.
3. James Hartley, "Is It Appropriate to Use Structured Abstracts in Social Science Journals?," Learned Publishing, vol. 10, 1997, pp. 313-17; James Hartley and Matthew Sydes, "Are Structured Abstracts Easier to Read than Traditional Ones?," Journal of Research in Reading, vol. 20, 1997, pp. 122-36; and James Hartley, "Applying Ergonomics to Applied Ergonomics: Using Structured Abstracts," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 30, 1999, pp. 535-41. Hartley has investigated the potential benefits of structured abstracts in social science research for more than a decade.
4. James Hartley, "Is It Appropriate to Use Structured Abstracts in Social Science Journals?," Learned Publishing, vol. 10, 1997, pp. 313-17; James Hartley and Matthew Sydes, "Are Structured Abstracts Easier to Read than Traditional Ones?," Journal of Research in Reading, vol. 20, 1997, pp. 122-36; and James Hartley, "Applying Ergonomics to Applied Ergonomics: Using Structured Abstracts," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 30, 1999, pp. 535-41. Hartley has investigated the potential benefits of structured abstracts in social science research for more than a decade.
5. James Hartley, "Is It Appropriate to Use Structured Abstracts in Social Science Journals?," Learned Publishing, vol. 10, 1997, pp. 313-17; James Hartley and Matthew Sydes, "Are Structured Abstracts Easier to Read than Traditional Ones?," Journal of Research in Reading, vol. 20, 1997, pp. 122-36; and James Hartley, "Applying Ergonomics to Applied Ergonomics: Using Structured Abstracts," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 30, 1999, pp. 535-41. Hartley has investigated the potential benefits of structured abstracts in social science research for more than a decade.