This document provides an overview of the structure and purpose of journal articles in the sciences. It discusses the different types of information sources and journal article formats, with a focus on empirical journal articles. The key parts of a research article are described, including the introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. The introduction reviews previous literature and presents hypotheses. The methods section describes operationalized measures and procedures. The results report statistical findings, and the discussion interprets results in relation to hypotheses and literature. The document also provides guidance on effectively reading journal articles by skimming for relevance and deeply reading important sections.
Critical Evaluation (February 2014) slides. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme. Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
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1 hour version of 1.5 hour session (cuts out one hands on exercise)
Looks at Critical Evaluation in terms of:
- what is meant by critical reading/thinking
- the ecology of resources
- thinking about your evaluative criteria (what you bring to the table, and what the authors you read have brought to the table)
- Key means of 'evaluating' a text (relevance, authority, objectivity, methodology, presentation and currency).
Critical Evaluation (February 2014) slides. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme. Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
Critical Evaluation: Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (web version)Jamie Bisset
1 hour version of 1.5 hour session (cuts out one hands on exercise)
Looks at Critical Evaluation in terms of:
- what is meant by critical reading/thinking
- the ecology of resources
- thinking about your evaluative criteria (what you bring to the table, and what the authors you read have brought to the table)
- Key means of 'evaluating' a text (relevance, authority, objectivity, methodology, presentation and currency).
This is a draft of the presentation that will be given at the HEA Social Sciences annual conference - Teaching forward: the future of the Social Sciences.
For further details of the conference: http://bit.ly/1cRDx0p
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ABSTRACT
We report in this presentation on a current project of which the aim is to develop teaching approaches that engage doctoral students in working together as a research community to develop their critical writing and peer reviewing skills. We seek to foster in students a sense of collective endeavour in developing writing and research, and to encourage the sharing of ideas, drafts, and semi-formed thoughts in an atmosphere of mutual support. The project was launched via a residential critical writing weekend for students, featuring a range of taught sessions focussing on aspects of critical writing and reviewing and
featuring opportunities for students to engage in peer assessment activities. The students then formed an
editorial board for an online journal for doctoral students, through which they are involved in critical
writing, reviewing, providing feedback, editing and publishing a journal.
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Instructor:
• Dr. Md. Abdullah Al Humayun
Associate Professor, Eastern University
• Mr. Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
Assistant Professor, Eastern University
This must see webinar provides tips on writing the introduction and literature review sections of your dissertation. Dr. Lani provides tips on searching, reading, organizing, and writing your literature review.
Introduction and Literature Review. This must see webinar provides tips on writing the introduction and literature review sections of your dissertation. A step by step guide on using zotero (for bibliography and citation) is included, along with tips on searching, reading, organizing, and writing your literature review.
This is a draft of the presentation that will be given at the HEA Social Sciences annual conference - Teaching forward: the future of the Social Sciences.
For further details of the conference: http://bit.ly/1cRDx0p
Bookings open until 14 May 2014 http://bit.ly/1hzCMLR or external.events@heacademy.ac.uk
ABSTRACT
We report in this presentation on a current project of which the aim is to develop teaching approaches that engage doctoral students in working together as a research community to develop their critical writing and peer reviewing skills. We seek to foster in students a sense of collective endeavour in developing writing and research, and to encourage the sharing of ideas, drafts, and semi-formed thoughts in an atmosphere of mutual support. The project was launched via a residential critical writing weekend for students, featuring a range of taught sessions focussing on aspects of critical writing and reviewing and
featuring opportunities for students to engage in peer assessment activities. The students then formed an
editorial board for an online journal for doctoral students, through which they are involved in critical
writing, reviewing, providing feedback, editing and publishing a journal.
It will give detail idea about thesis/project. You will be benefited and well known for, which is suitable for you. It may give you opportunity to be skilled about completing your project/thesis.
Instructor:
• Dr. Md. Abdullah Al Humayun
Associate Professor, Eastern University
• Mr. Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
Assistant Professor, Eastern University
This must see webinar provides tips on writing the introduction and literature review sections of your dissertation. Dr. Lani provides tips on searching, reading, organizing, and writing your literature review.
Introduction and Literature Review. This must see webinar provides tips on writing the introduction and literature review sections of your dissertation. A step by step guide on using zotero (for bibliography and citation) is included, along with tips on searching, reading, organizing, and writing your literature review.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Anatomy of a journal article
1. Anatomy of a
Journal Article
Moving from conceptual to operational
(and what that means).
2. Agenda
• Types of information sources in
the sciences
• The role and purpose of articles
• Structure of a research article
• Parts of a research article
• How to read them
3. Types of Sources
• Book chapters
• Books
• Paper presentations at conferences
• Invited talks at conferences
• Poster presentations at conferences
• Symposia/informal meetings
• Special Reports
• Journal articles
4. Journal Article Types
• Empirical – based on new data
• Review – summarizes existing work
• Theoretical – introduces a new theory
• Statistical – introduces a new
statistical technique
• All are available in short and long
forms
5. The Empirical Journal Article is our focus
• A summary of an experimental study or
series of studies
• The primary record of psychological
knowledge – this is how scientists share
information with one another and for
posterity.
• A big yardstick for hiring, pay, promotions,
tenure, respect, and the most crucial part of
the CV
6. The Empirical Journal Article
• Peer-reviewed
• Reviewed also by a journal editor
• Tough to get published
• Cited in other articles, review articles,
books, and misreported in popular press.
• Biased in favor of significant results
7. Academic Publishing:
Flaws with the Process
• https://medium.com/@dr_eprice/academic-publishing-is-
an-exploitative-farce-b367ceadd3c5
• Explains how academic articles are used to determine a
professional’s success.
• Also goes into some of the flaws with the publication
process.
8. Types of Journals
• Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually Published
by Societies
• General (e.g. Current Directions
Psychological Science) and Specific
(Political Cognition; Personal
Relationships) Journals exist
• Vary in Prestige (JPSP-Psych Review)
9. Generally, only
significant results are
published…
• The File Drawer
Problem: Studies that
don’t work go “in the
file drawer” and are
never seen again.
• Read about it here:
https://www.ma.utexas.
edu/users/mks/statmista
kes/filedrawer.html
•
11. Anatomy of a Journal
Article
Chapter 3: Planning Research
Concepts That Are Clarified in the Different Sections of a Research Report.
Introduction
• What is the general topic of the research article?
• What do we know about this topic from previous research?
• What are the authors trying to demonstrate in their own research?
• What are their hypotheses?
Methods
Participants--Who took part in the research
• How many people (or animals) were studied?
• If there were nonhuman animals, what kind were they?
• If there were people, what were their characteristics (e.g., average and range of age, gender, race
or ethnicity, were they volunteers or were they paid)?
12. Chapter 3: Planning Research
1
Apparatus and Materials–What did the researchers need to carry out their study?
• What kind of stimuli, questions, etc. were used?
• How many different kinds of activities did participants complete?
• What instrumentation was used to present material to participants and to record their responses?
Procedure–What did the people actually do during the research session?
• After the participants arrived what did they do?
• What did the experimenters do as they interacted with participants?
Results
• What were patterns of behaviors among participants?
• Did behaviors differ when different groups were compared?
• What type of behaviors are predictable in the different testing conditions?
• What were the results of any statistical tests?
13. Chapter 3: Planning Research
1
Discussion
• What do the results mean?
• What explanations can you develop for why the participants responded as they did?
• What psychological processes help you explain participants’ responses?
• What questions have not been answered fully?
• How do your results relate to the research cited in the introduction?
• How do your results relate to other kinds of research?
• What new ideas emerge that you could evaluate in a subsequent experiment?
Reference
What research was cited in the research report (e.g., work published in journals or other written sources,
research presentations, in online sources)?
15. Title
• Clear but specific, punchy when possible.
“Learning (Not) to Talk About Race: When Older Children
Underperform in Social Categorization”
“How do I love thee? Let me count the J’s: Implicit Egotism and
Interpersonal Attraction”
“It’s all Relative: Sexual Aversions and Moral Judgments Regarding Sex
Among Siblings” (yup this one’s real)
“Working Memory Capacity, Attentional Focus, and Problem Solving” (see
you don’t have to use a cute phrase in front of a colon, it’s just really popular to do
so)
16.
17. Abstract
• Short summary of the study
• It’s the thing everybody skims to see if they need to
actually read your paper.
• It’s also the thing you should skim when looking for
papers.
• Should be conceptual
• Describes purpose, study, and results
• 100-200 words
• What you submit to a conference
18. Introduction
• Reviews the literature on the topic
• Summarizes past studies that are relevant
• Organization is very important
• Begins with very broad general findings on the topic (e.g.
self-esteem)
• Works it way down to more specific concepts (e.g. implicit
self-esteem versus explicit self esteem)
• Ends with a hypothesis pertaining to an IV and a DV
19. Methods
• Where operationalization occurs
• Theoretical constructs are turned into specific
measures
• The specific study is described in detail
• Easiest section to write, often to read as well
20. Operationalization:
translates conceptual
variables into:
• Specific measures (e.g. IQ score, Rosenberg self-esteem
scale, Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator)
• Specific manipulations (e.g., having the person you play
a game with be either white or black, giving a child
positive versus negative feedback)
21.
22. Methods Sub-Sections
• Participants
• Recruitment, demographics
• Materials
• Operationalized measures and manipulations are described
• And cited
• Procedure
• A step-by-step walkthrough of what participants experience, or what
the experimenter does.
23. Results
A good results section should:
• Rehash the theoretical question
(briefly)
• Then deliver the answer (say directly
if the hypothesis was supported)
• Describe the statistical tests
24. Results: Describing Stats
• Name the specific statistic:
• One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
• Multiple Regression
• Within-groups T-test
• Report the p-value – significance level
• Refer to Tables
• If there’s an interaction between multiple
variables, break it down
25. Discussion
• Should open with clear statement on
hypothesis
• Are findings consistent with other studies?
• Moves broader and broader: What does this
tell us about actual life?
• Makes note of limitations
• Future directions
26. Discussion subsections
• Limitations
• flaws in design, alternative explanations of effect,
inconsistency with other studies, conditions that should
have been explored
• Future Directions
• Things that can remedy the limitations, and extensions
of the work
• Consider generalizability
• To other settings
• To other times (and over longer periods of time)
• To other kinds of people
28. Reading: Skimming
• Skimming is your friend
• Especially if you’re looking for relevant articles
• Title, abstract
• Run through Intro quickly, focus on last few paragraphs
• See if what they’re specifically doing is relevant
• Gloss over Methods quickly
• Scan Results and Discussion to see what they found
29. Reading: Intro
• Review the whole intro to see what research
tradition they are building on
• Note important theories they reference
• Highlight articles that are referenced in the Intro, and
look them up later
• Ask yourself if you can understand why they decided
to do they study, given the points they’ve laid out.
30. Reading: Methods
• Methods is very important if you’re doing a deep reading.
• Make note of the materials they are borrowing
• And that they created
See if you can understand the procedure: what did participants
do? What did they experience?
31. Reading: Results and
Methods
• If by the end of the Methods, you can’t explain exactly what the
researchers did (and what comparisons/hypotheses they’re about to be
testing) you need to go back.
• Of course, it’s not necessarily your fault if something makes no sense
(that whole pretentious writing thing again)
32. Reading: Results
• Were hypotheses supported?
• Does everything follow logically from Intro? Are they
testing what you thought they’d be?
• If you were studying this, what would you control for? Did
they? Does anything seem missing?
• Did any statistical tests not work? How do they explain it?
• Are there any numbers you’d like to see that are missing?
33. Discussion
• Slap on your B.S. detection goggles
• Is everything consistent with the intro?
• Did they rule out possible alternate explanations?
• Always ask yourself: What is the reason? What is the
mechanism?
• Is the relationship causal? Or is it just an association? Does
the author acknowledge this?
• Consider what conditions might moderate the effect or
make it disappear.
• If you wanted to counter this study/disprove it, what could
you do? (Note: You should always be “testing to disprove”)
34. Discussion
• What’s another angle to examine this question from?
• Consider replication across different settings, places, tasks,
measures, people, on a different time frame, etc. Would this result
always hold?
• What about this theory makes sense? What doesn’t?
• Always be on the lookout for new connections– maybe a totally
different literature can inform this one!
• Political psychology and Self research: If you’re patriotic, does flag
burning make you more upset because you associate the flag with
yourself, or see it as an extension of yourself?