Analysis

 This weeks reading task was called " How To Read A Scholarly Journal Article "

  • You don't have to red every word beginning to end. 
  • Have a clear topic statement or research question in mind.

  • Identify search keywords, eg. "Social Networking", "Bullying"
  • .https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cpb.2009.0068

  • First step is to read the abstract, This is the summary of the article.
  • Make note of the key terms, eg. Cyberbullying.
  • Rather than reading the 9 page article word by word start by reading just the introduction. 
  • Just let your eyes quickly scan over the sentences looking for key ideas. 
  • Paraphrase/Quote later.
  • Highlight/Underline.
  • Footnotes refer to other studies. 
  • 'Peer Review"
  • 'Discussion" tells us what the researcher discovered when doing his study. 

  • Don't overlook the references section!
  • Helping others learn while advancing ones field of knowledge. 

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