Writing an Introduction to CARS: Establishing Research Territory and Significance
Establish the research territory and topic, emphasize their importance, provide background information, define key terminology, identify the gap or problem, extend current contributions, state the paper's purpose, pose research questions, reveal principal findings, and describe the paper's structure for an effective CARS introduction without common pitfalls like irrelevant information or lack of clarity.
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Writing an Introduction: CARS
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Writing an introduction: CARS Summary Establish the research territory and topic Establish their importance Provide background facts/information (possibly from research) Define the terminology in the title/key words Establish the niche: identify the problem / present the gap problem-focused or gap-focused? Extend previous and/or current contributions to the debate State the purpose of the paper State research question Announce principal findings and state their significance Describe the present paper (indicate the structure)
Writing an introduction: CARS Summary What are we looking for in the Introduction? Novelty Significance Suitability / Relevance What common problems do they encounter? Irrelevant information Insufficient background Unclear purpose Misplaced information Excessive length Lack of substantiation of claim Unclear or insufficient contribution
Writing an introduction: CARS
Writing an introduction: CARS
CARS Language suggestions for the different moves CARS model
CARS Language: Move 1 Referring to previous work to establish what is already known Recent evidence suggests that Extensive research has shown that Studies of X show the importance of It has previously been observed that Several attempts have been made to Previous research has established that Data from several studies suggest that Recent work by historians has established that Previous research comparing X and Y has found The existing body of research on X suggests that There is a growing body of literature that recognises
CARS Language: Move 1 Establishing the importance of the topic Recently, there has been renewed interest in Traditionally, Xs have subscribed to the belief that One of the most important events of the 1970s was In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in Recent developments in X have heightened the need for The last two decades have seen a growing trend towards Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in
CARS Language: Move 2
CARS Language: Move 3 argues that gives an account of discusses the case of analyses the impact of attempts to show that contests the claim that provides an overview of reviews the evidence for reports on a study which traces the development of explores the ways in which assesses the significance of highlights the importance of considers the implications of critically examines the view that proposes a new methodology for examines the relationship between compares the different ways in which investigates the factors that determine describes the design and implementation of This paper
CARS Language: Move 3 Explaining the significance of the current study This is the first study to This study provides new insights into This work will generate fresh insight into The study offers some important insights into Understanding the link between X and Y will help This is the first study to undertake a longitudinal analysis of The present research explores, for the first time, the effects of The importance and originality of this study are that it explores The findings should make an important contribution to the field of . Characterization of X is important for our increased understanding of It is hoped that this research will contribute to a deeper understanding of This study aims to contribute to this growing area of research by exploring This project provided an important opportunity to advance the understanding of Therefore, this study makes a major contribution to research on X by demonstrating There are several important areas where this study makes an original contribution to The experimental work presented here provides one of the first investigations into how
CARS Language: Move 3 Outlining the structure of the paper or dissertation The first section of this paper will examine This paper begins by It will then go on to My thesis is composed of four themed chapters. The essay has been organized in the following way. The remaining part of the paper proceeds as follows: The main issues addressed in this paper are: a), b) and c). This paper first gives a brief overview of the recent history of X. This paper has been divided into four parts. The first part deals with The third chapter is concerned with the methodology used for this study. The overall structure of the study takes the form of six chapters, including
