Research Writing Review

• Revising and editing are the same thing.

• True

• False

• When we are writing the first draft, we shouldn't worry about style and accuracy.

• True

• False

• Why is it important to write a strong abstract, introduction, and conclusion?

• • Because these are often the sections that readers study first

• • Because these are the only sections that contain the research question and overall findings of the research project

• • Because these are the shortest sections of the paper

• • Because of replicability

• Which of these is not a transition statement?

• • "as we know"

• • "at the same time"

• • "however"

• • "original"

• Which of these is not a transition statement?

• • "in addition"

  • 
    

• • "in spite of"

• • "joint"

• • "but"

• Which statement describes the purpose of a research proposal?

• It’s an overall plan, structure, and strategy designed to obtain answers to the research questions

• • A document for scientific scrutiny for others to judge the appropriateness of the project

• • A reference document to show how the research was carried out

• • All the above

• A research proposal outlines the research process that is to be undertaken so that the ____________ and appropriateness can be examined by others.

• • Authority

• • Appearance

• • Validity

• • Relevance

• Having provided a broad introduction to the area of study in the research proposal the focus should then move on to ___________ in the next section.

• • Identify the issues that form the basis of the study and develop a rational for the study

• • Identify who makes up the sample and how it will be studied

• • Discuss the instrument and operationalize any variables that will be used

• • Identify and discuss any ethical consideration that may occur in the research

• Which of the following statements about plagiarism is most accurate?

• • It is so easy to "copy and paste" from the internet that everyone does it nowadays. If a proper reference is given, where is the harm in that?

• • How can we say for sure where our own ideas come from exactly? If we tried to give a reference for everything we could never hope to succeed.

• • Any suggestion that we have written what another actually wrote is morally wrong. Anyway, the whole point of a literature review is to show what we have read and what we thought about it.

• • Plagiarism is such an awful crime that those found guilty should be obliged to wear a scarlet "P" on their clothing.

• When accessing the internet, which of these steps is the most essential?

• • Recording the full URL

• • Noting the access dates

• • Downloading material to be referenced

• • They are all equally important