Other's On-Line Resources (Chapter 1)
| Article
Format |
- Description:
This on-line resource provides an overview of (1) the organization
of research papers and (2) an indication of the kind of information
typically found within the different parts of a research article.
Although prepared for folks in the biological sciences, the material
here generalizes to most other disciplines.
- What to Do:
- Click on the colored title of this on-line resource,"Article
format."
- When reading the information on the screen that pops up,
change (in your mind) the word "you" to the phrase "the researcher,"
and also change the word "your" to the phrase "the researcher's."
- Compare the organizational scheme discussed in this on-line
resource with the one presented in Chapter 1.
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| Improving
Abstracts |
- Description:
By visiting this on-line resource, you'll encounter a research
article entitled: "Can the Accuracy of Abstracts Be Improved by
Providing Specific Instructions?" This is the report of a formal
randomized experiment in which real manuscripts submitted to a
journal were returned to their authors either with or without
a set of tips for improving the abstract.
- What to Do:
- Click on the colored title of this on-line resource,"Improving
Abstracts."
- Read the text of the short article, thus familiarizing yourself
with (1) how the experiment was carried out and (2) what was
discovered.
- Be sure to click on the colored word "Figure" (in the "Results"
section) and the colored word "Table" (in the "Comments" section)
so as to see these data-summarizin devices.
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| Questions
to Ask |
- Description:
This on-line resource contains just a chart . . . but it's worth
examining. The chart breaks down the typical article into 4 sections:
Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. Within the chart,
you'll find various questions you ought to keep in mind as you
read through any research report.
- What to Do:
- Click on the colored title of this on-line resource,"Questions
to Ask."
- Consider the questions on each row of the chart.
- Make a pledge to return to this chart at least a couple
of times as you read additional chapters of the text.
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