Format for Journal Article PowerPoint Presentation

1. Title slide
a. Article title
b. Author – if more than one author, write first author and then et. al.
c. Presented by – Your name
d. 1 slide
2. Introduction
a. Purpose of research
b. Summary of research
c. 1-2 slides
3. Review of Literature
a. List the names of 3-5 articles that were cited by the authors in your journal article
b. 1-2 sentences describing the importance of each
c. 1-2 slides
4. Problem/Hypothesis
a. What problem was the experimenter trying to solve?
b. What was the hypothesis?
c. 1-2 slides
5. Methodology
a. Materials – people used (ages, numbers, characteristics) and/or other materials
b. Experimental and control groups
c. Steps used to carry out the experiment
d. 4-6 slides
6. Data
a. Charts, Graphs, pictures, etc.
b. 4-6 slides
7. Discussion
a. Analysis of the data
b. What did the data show?
c. 2-4 slides
8. Conclusion
a. Was the hypothesis correct?
b. Is there future research planned?
c. 1-2 slides

Choosing a research article:

- read abstract (if there is none, find another article)
- if abstract is interesting, continue; if not, find a new article
- read hypothesis – usually in the last paragraph of the introduction
- if it is interesting and well-defined, continue; if not, find a new article
- read methodology
- if they are spelled out clearly, continue; if not, find a new article
- read data
- if data is clear and well-organized, continue; if not, find a new article
- read conclusion (conclusion or discussion section)
- if it relates to the hypothesis use this article; if not, find a new article
 Correct Format for Your Science Research PowerPoint

• Title Slide (1 slide)

ƒ title of article
ƒ author of article (Authors of articles are listed in the order of how much
work each person did. The first person is the main author. After naming
the first two or three authors, add “et. al.” to the end. This tells your
audience that there were other authors, too. ex: Jan Balzer, M.D., et. al.)
ƒ your name (“presented by: your name”)
• Introduction (1 slide)
ƒ purpose of the study
ƒ summary of the study (Just briefly summarize what happened in the
study.)
• Review of Literature (1 or 2 slides)
ƒ Pick three articles from the last few pages of your study that were used to
find more information on the studied topic. Use the format: Author’s last
name, first name. Title. One-sentence explanation. Usually, there’s no
explanation to how the article was used, so take it from the title.
• Problem/Hypothesis (1 slide)
ƒ problem
ƒ hypothesis
• Methodology (4-6 slides)
ƒ List the steps taken to perform the experiment/research project, including
how participants were chosen, possible test and control groups, and how
the actual experiment was performed.
• Data (4-6 slides)
ƒ the majority of charts and tables from your article
ƒ Be sure to explain each one while presenting. You can even have an
explanation next to the data or on the slide right after.
ƒ Break up bigger tables into two smaller ones so it can be seen and not
look so complex and scary.
• Discussion (2-3 slides)
ƒ Besides your explanations of your data, provide in these slides a
summarized explanation. Analyze the data, and explain to your audience
what all those symbols and complicated numbers truly mean to the
experiment and its results.
• Conclusion (2-3 slides)
ƒ State whether the initial hypothesis was correct or not. Why?
ƒ State if further research is planned on this topic (it should be at the end of
the article). If not, pose some possible research that could be done on the
topic. (ex: Would smokers or colorblind people change the outcome of the
study?)