Research 4 Flashcards
researchers try to mimic the original
study in all important respects because the purpose of a strict replication is to see if the same types of results as those of the original study will be obtained
strict replication
This is a replication with some major modification[s], such as examining a new
population or using an improved measurement technique
modified replication
to summarize the existing scholarship
A literature review
What are the different types or articles or reports that include literature review?
Article, theses, dissertations and sometimes student papers
What portion of research reports typically consist of literature review?
About 20%
This topic suggests two elements that writers almost always use to begin a literature review. What are those two elements?
Define key terms and establish importance of this topic
What are some additional strategies that begin a literature review?
Provide a key statistic or define major terms that will follow
providing a whole picture of what is known and what is not known, as well
as an attempt to show how diverse pieces of information fit together and make sense.
synthesis
What two tasks are necessary to connect the literature to your study
Come up with an outline of topics, the second is to scrutinize elements of the research question and the research plan taking shape
What is the first useful thing to review in research articles and literature reviews to see what topics are important?
See what the literature has said and narrow the focus to the specific topics that are more relevant to your research
What is the second useful thing to review in research articles and literature reviews to see what topics are important?
They group literature together by a common topic
Instead of writing a series of abstracts, what should the writer do?
They cluster findings together based on a common theme
When would it be appropriate to devote one or more paragraphs to describing a particular author’s written work?
When the work is central to one or more points being made in the literature review.
What is one way to collect research notes from articles to ensure that you have captured the right information and can compare it when composing a literature review?
a. Keep a spreadsheet with main topics, sample size, methodological details, and main findings to ensure that the notes from original research articles have concentrated on the literature and that the notes from original research articles have concentrated on the right information to collect in order to compose a literature review.
b. Collect or paraphrase points with the article title along with page number.
Why should direct quotations be used sparingly?
Direct quotations break the flow of a presentation.
What can be placed at the end of a review to help readers grasp the whole of the literature review?
A brief summary placed at the end of a review can help readers to grasp the whole literature review.
restate the idea or information from a source in your own words
paraphrase
To not attribute the idea to the source from which it was borrowed
plagiarism
academic writing uses to acknowledge sources
Citation
What are the two parts to citing a source?
- author provides a shorthand version of the source information within the flow of the writing
- bibliography, which appears at the end, allows any reader to connect the shorthand information in the citation to the complete source information
What are the two ways that claims are anchored to evidence in academic writing?
Direct quotes and paraphrasing
What is the best rule of thumb for citation when you are unsure?
If there is doubt, it is better to cite a source that corroborates your information than to assume everyone knows it.
How is a style guide different from a grammar handbook?
Grammar handbooks determines rules of languages
Style guide created consistency on how special elements, special words, numbers and abbreviations are treated
How to APA
- One author: (Field, 2005)
- Two authors: (Gass & Varonis, 1984)
- Three to five authors:
First citation: (Tremblay, Richer, Lachance, & Cote, 2010)
Subsequent citations: (Tremblay et al., 2010)
- Six or more authors: (Norris-Shortle et al., 2006).
