Day 1 Academic Writing for Publication

What is academic writing primarily based on?

• Personal opinions

• Extensive research

• • Creative storytelling

• • Historical facts

Which type of research paper involves building something to solve a real-life problem?

• • Exploratory research

• • Constructive research

• Controlled experiments

• Field research

In which type of research does the researcher have little to no control over the factors involved?

• Controlled experiments

• • Field research

• • Natural study

• • Cohort study

What is the main purpose of a review article?

• • To present new findings

• • To provide a comprehensive overview of existing research

• • To express the author's personal viewpoint

• • To test a new theory

Which type of research writing involves providing facts or information without analysis?

• • Analytical

• • Persuasive

• • Descriptive

• • Critical

What is the first step in the academic writing process?

• • Drafting

• • Revising

• • Proofreading

• • Prewriting

Exploratory research often includes actual testing of a theory.

• True

• False

A cohort study is an experimental study where the researcher has full control over all aspects of the experiment.

• True

• False

Persuasive writing in academic writing requires the inclusion of the author's own viewpoint.

• True

• False

In academic writing, which structure is typically followed for a research paper in APA style?

• • IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion)

• • Abstract, Literature Review, Methodology, Results

• • Title, Introduction, Conclusion, References

• • Topic, Argument, Evidence, Conclusion