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Reading Strategies (2022 version)
One step that is often overlooked in the research process is reading the sources you've found. In your college career so far, you may have already encountered difficulties reading academic/scholarly sources. As we've discussed, they are generally written for experts, so it can be overwhelming to try to understand them if you don't have the relevant background or expertise. For several reasons, reading an academic article from beginning to end the first time through may not the best strategy. In this module, we will think about strategies for making sense of scholarly journal articles. Continue reading
Asking Questions
Questions are the foundation of all research - questions show curiosity and an interest in learning more. Asking questions is a natural part of human development, and something we all do as children without even thinking about it. As we get older, our ability to ask many and varied questions seems to taper off. For this class, and for this lesson, we’d like you to get back in touch with that question-asking ability. Continue reading
Background and Preliminary Research
For this Module, we are going to start locating resources for beginning your research. These resources can apply for both school-related research and life-related research. Continue reading
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