Guidelines for Abstracting Technical Literature on Instructional System Development.

Abstract

Guidelines are presented for preparing abstracts of technical literature on instructional systems development (ISD). Although specifically developed for abstracting information during the preparation of a technical data file on ISD, the guidelines are sufficiently general to apply to other areas in which abstracts of technical literature are desired. For abstracting purposes, the literature was divided into two catagories: (1) Type I and (2) Type II documents. The first category includes opinion articles, methodological developments, evaluative summaries, literature reviews, and bibliographies. The second category includes statistical sampling studies, correlational research, and research studies in which variables are manipulated. Both types of abstract are prepared on the same general form. A sample of the abstract form and examples of a completed Type I and Type II abstracts are included. The sample form permits the most important characteristics of a document to be synthesized to facilitate the computerization of the technical data file. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0777757

Entities

People

  • Horace H. Valverde
  • Richard B. Pearlstein
  • Robert W. Swezey
  • Sanford P. Schumacher

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bibliographies
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Statistical Sampling

Fields of Study

  • Geography

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design