Annotated Bibliography ‘Summary Wording Suggestions’

Summary Parts Wording Help Handout

This handout is designed to provide you with suggested ways to begin / write your sentences when
writing each of the three Annotated Bibliography Summaries. As the articles are different types it is
not possible to provide you with a ‘one size fits all’ template, instead you can make use of (if you
want to) some or all of the following sentence starters to ensure that each of the parts of the
summary are clear for you, the writer, and for the reader.

INTRODUCTION (2)

In this article the authors review …

This report discusses …

This article discusses …

This chapter discusses…

AIMS & RESEARCH METHODS (3)

The research was undertaken through …

The research used both a ….

The data for the research was gathered through …

The research methodology for this study was …

The research methodologies were …

Primary data was gathered using a …

Secondary data was gathered through …

Quantitative data was gathered using a …. and provided researchers with information such as …

Qualitative data was gathered using a …. and provided researchers with information such as …

The aims of the research were ….

The aim of the research was …

The purpose of the research was to …

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SCOPE (4)

The research focussed on …

The research specifically examined the area of

The research concentrated on the area of …

USEFULNESS (5)

The audience for this article was ……. because it provides them with ….

The article findings can be used by ….. when developing strategies to ….

This article is useful for those in the ….. …. When planning for ……

LIMITATIONS (6)

The limitations of the research were ….

The research findings were limited as they ….

CONCLUSION (7)

Based on the research findings the authors concluded that….

The research findings led the authors to conclude that ….

CRITIQUE / ANALYSIS (8)

This article is beneficial to …. and will enable them to …..

The findings in this article can be utilised by ..…. for the purpose of …..

The report outcomes can be used by ….. for the purpose of ….

The primary beneficiary of the research findings are …. as they can use them to ….

A secondary beneficiary of the research findings are ….. as they can use them to …..

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