26 Jan By now you have identified your topic for your literature review in Week 8. Using that topic, find 5 scholarly articles in t
Instructions
By now you have identified your topic for your literature review in Week 8. Using that topic, find 5 scholarly articles in the NCU library. With those 5 scholarly research articles, use Stern’s (2015) Note-Taking Table provided in the resource section to fill in sections of the table with the elements of research. Be sure to complete with proper APA citation, form, and style as needed.
How will you find the purpose of the study?
How will you locate the methodology and findings in each study?
The information you include in the Note-Taking Table can be brief, in the form of notes. Anytime you enter information that is a direct quote from the original source, be sure to enclose that information in quotation marks so you can cite it correctly in your paper. Failure to correctly cite can lead to a violation of academic integrity. Such violations are recorded in your student record and can have serious consequences, including dismissal from your program.
Finally, review the resource collection websites RefWorks and Zotero found in the Books and Resources for this Week, and then write a one-page summary comparing the two programs. Explain which one you would prefer and why?
Length: Completed Note-Taking Table and one-page comparison
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NOTE-TAKING INSTRUCTIONS: This handout is available in an alternative format on request
How to use the sheet: For each article or book, use a note-taking sheet (or several pages) to keep track of your summary notes and ideas. Use short notes and mind-maps (linking words and concepts) to record your notes in progress. The note-taking sheet asks you to go further and try to record your new questions and concerns that are raised by the research. Why to use a note-taking strategy? Reading research can be time-consuming. Make the best use of your time by recording notes as you read. It is difficult for anyone to remember – without notes – the difference between research arguments and approaches. If you use only notes in the margins of the article, you will need to flip through your notes. You will have to reinterpret your notes every time you use them. Try to keep a log of your summary notes as well as your new responses to help you stimulate new thinking and save time. Answering Questions On the left hand of the sheet, you can record, in notes or summaries, the name of the article, the key terms (often found with the abstract), the thesis, hypothesis, or purpose of the researchers, and key points from the main argument. On the right hand of the sheet, the questions ask you to record your new ideas from reading research. These answers could help you develop your writing assignments and improve analysis. Questions to think about may include: What is important, from your perspective, about this research? What is the relationship between your ideas and questions and this research? What course concepts are raised or could be considered? What connections – about themes, issues, questions, and methods – could you make between this and other research you have done?
Note-taking Worksheet
Prepared by N. Johnston, The Writing Centre, Teaching and Learning Services, 2006.
Handout also available at http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/webresources
Overview of article Making connections to your topic
S U M M A R Y
What key points are related to my topic? What are my ideas about this research? How does it relate to my own research question?
T H E S I S
How does it relate to my research question?
K E Y P O I N T S
Map / outline how the main points relate to your topic.
My research question / my research topic:
Key terms, search terms, and course concepts:
What questions does this research raise? Are there any limitations to this research, either stated or unstated by the researchers? Are questions raised about the direction of further research?
Research Reference:
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Author One |
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Author Five |
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Type and purpose of study
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Type means qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research.
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Hypothesis or Research Questions |
Both quantitative and qualitative research can have research questions, but only quantitative can have hypotheses. |
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Population and Sample |
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Methodology |
Examples are case study, grounded theory, ethnography, quasi-experimental design etc. |
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Findings |
We call it findings in qualitative research and results in quantitative research. |
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Evaluation notes |
Look for the limitations to the study. Small sample size, not generalizable, bias of researcher etc. How will the study help your research or why are you rejecting it? |
Stern’s (2015) Note Taking Table
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