academic writing - it is a from of writing produced as part of academic work
book review - gives essential information about a book
literature review - integrated analysis and synthesis of scholarly artciles
research report - the systematicinvestigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions
project proposal - used to present general plan and justification to pursue a project
position paper - used to claim a one sided position on a specific issue
book review - it is a critical assessment of a book based on key points like content, style, plot, author, quality, etc
book report - commonly describes what happens in a work and focuses on the major plot, characters, and main idea of a book
before you read - there will be elements that you need to consider before beginning to write your review of a book
as you read - this time, pay more attention to the introduction and preface
writing the review - begin with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about
revising - means making changes or doing some modifications in your paper
before you read
author
title
genre
preface
introduction
table of content
cover / book jacket
abstract or summaries
as you read
characters
setting
theme
plot
style
arguments
quotes
index
assessment - it is an assessment of a body of a research that addresses a research question
process - it is a process of reading, analyzing, evaluating, and summarizing scholarly materials about a specific topic
summary - it can simply be a summary of the sources where it gives a recapitulation of the important information of the source
chronological literature review - it is the best used for histographical papers and research methodology that focuses more on how the ideas have developed over time
thematic literature review - it can be compared to an inverted pyramid that focuses on broad to specific topics and ends with a synthesis
information partly related to the paper - refers to the data from studies not directly related but somehow can influence the research
informationdirectly related to the paper - refers to data from other authors with the same problem statement. it can either agree or disagree with the problem stated
synthesis - means to put together multiple ideas from different sources to understand the role of each part
research - derived from the middle french word "reserche" which means "to go about seeking" the term itself being derived from the old french term "recercheir"
research - it is a systematic process of gathering and analyzing data to establish a plan of action
importance of research - research will help you and all people to discover and to explain facts that may be the reason why a modification in almost everything is happening
characteristics of a good research
accurate
logical and objective
relevant
patiently done
specific, measurable, and attainable
systematic
timely
clear
complete
presentable
summary note card - this note is condensed form of what you have read
paraphrase note card - this includes a move comprehensive discussion compared to a summary
quotation note - this note is an exact copy of the statement read during the research
thesis statement - is a statement that contains the main idea of your research
introduction - it gives the background of your paper
background of the study - brief history of the problem
statement of the problem - it should be clearly stated and defined
significance of the study - explanation of the importance of the study
scope and delimitation of the study - limitation and coverage of the study
hypothesis - intelligent guesses regarding the results of the study
body - it is the longest part of the paper and this contains the main points and the details about them
conclusion - it is the summary or the restatement of what has been discussed in the introduction and body of the research
documentation - defined as the recording of published sources materials for the research report
bibliography - list of the books that you have read and consulted in writing your paper