An integrated model of abstracting
Having surveyed some graphic models of abstracting, a new model is developed by
the author. This integrated model comprises of several elements of earlier models, but first of
all it relies on Endres-Niggemeyer's model that considers abstracting as descriptive writing. The
new model consists of a number of partial models. Processes are presented from a bird's eye view,
relatively schematically by the macromodel. It includes the processing (creation) of the content,
the transformation, the control as the phases of abstracting, as well as the abstracting person,
the primary document, and the text of the abstract produced so far. In this model cognitive
activities of the abstractor occur as part of monitoring. The linguistic and non-linguistic
knowledge and skills of the abstractor are presented in the first micromodel. The micromodel,
describing the phases of the creation of content, contains planning, reading, comprehension of the
text, application of rules required for understanding the text, and the highlighting of
significant parts by underlining. The next micromodel shows transformation in which the phases of
writing an outline, construction and final formulation are included. The author presents the
intellectual toolbox strategy compiled by Endres-Niggermeyer. These are very useful, however, they
cannot be presented in process models. However, this does not mean that the two approaches would
not reinforce and supplement each other usefully.
