Communication Research Articles Flashcards
What’s the characteristics of research article?
- Formally written
- use academic jargon
- APA style
- Submitted to a journal editor
- Peer-refereed
- Blind-reviewed
- Subjected to editorial decision
- published
- publicly available
What are the differences between a popular press article and academic research article?
Popular Press Articles are NOT:
- use academic jargon
- peer reviewed
- blind reviewed
- subjected to editorial decision
What are the parts of an academic research article BEFORE the RQ and hypothesis?
- Title
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Review of Literature
What is the difference between One-tailed (Directional) and two tailed (non-directional)?
One tailed
-Shows a directional relationship between groups or variables
Two-tailed
- predicts a difference or relationship but NOT a direction or specific effect
Introduction
Purpose statement contains:
- independent variable
- dependent variable
- context
Justification
-background on the topic
Review of literature
- Theoretical perspective (what theory is being used
- informational review
- conceptual definitions (dictionary style)
- argument
Review of literature
-Theoretical perspective (what theory is being used-informational review-conceptual definitions (dictionary style)-argument
Discussion/ conclusion
Interpretation and explanation (no math Language)
What are the parts of an academic research article AFTER the RQ and Hypothesis?
- RQ or hypothesis
- method
- results
- conclusion
- references/footnotes
Title
concise statement of the topic of research
Abstract
Brief summary of procedure and results
Method
Subject and participants and procedure that took place
Results
Statistics used in findings (math language)
What are the parts of an academic research article BEFORE the RQ and hypothesis?
NAME?
