REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
RESEARCH PAPERS FOR JOURNALS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Who is the author of this article?
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What is the publisher of this article?
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How is this article related to the other ones I’ve read?
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What mistakes did I find in the abstract?
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What critique I can give towards the article?
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Detailed explanation-1: -An abstract is a summary of the main article. An abstract will include information about why the research study was done, what the methodology was and something about the findings of the author(s).
Detailed explanation-2: -For a research paper, an abstract typically answers these questions: Purpose: What is the nature of your topic/study and why did you do it? Methods: What did you do, and how? Results: What were your most important findings?
Detailed explanation-3: -Questions about the overall text. (a) What is the purpose/aim of this text? Questions about the truth claims made within the text. (c) Are any assumptions being made in this text? Questions about how the text could be different. Political Questions. Personal Engagement. Further Critical Questions.