Below are a few exercises and tips for being efficient and effective while doing a research project.
Your probing question: "How do college students spend their time?"
Keywords extracted DIRECTLY from your question:college students time
Additional keywords:
students higher education
time management social life
work clubs
organizations activities
extracurricular academic achievement
stress etc.
Topic: College Students
Probing Questions (Think:"What do I want to know or say about college students?") :
What can First-Year students do to make the transition to college life easier?
What can colleges do to make this transisiton easier on First-Year students?
Do First-Year programs sponsored by colleges affect retention and graduation rates?
Considering the following as part of your source evaluation process. Don’t forget to ask, “Does this source really help me? Does it tell me anything that I don’t already know?”
1. Accuracy (Is the information reliable? Are the links accurate? Sources cited? Information believable?)
2. Authority (Who is the author? What are his/her qualifications? Is the source/site sponsored by an organization? Is the organization reputable or legitimate?)
3. Objectivity (Does the information reveal a bias? What is the point of view of the author? Is the information trying to sway you? Do links also reflect a *bias?) *If so, keep in mind that you should also explore the opposing point of view.
4. Currency (When was the information published/ last updated? Is the publication date indicated? Are links up to date?)
5. Coverage (How is the information presented? Do you learn more about your topic or is it a summary of what you already know? How does it look?
6. Selection- Would you use this site as a resource for a research paper? Why or why not? If you think you could find better then you should!
Journal/ Book /Web Title:________________________________________________________________
Article/ Chapter Name:__________________________________ _______________________________
Author (s):_______________________________Pages: ________Publication date: _________________
Publisher name & location:______________________________ _Retrieval date:___________________
Doi/persistent URL/ URL:_________________________________________________________________
Reflections Facts, Ideas & Quotations____
Place your thoughts about why you chose the fact/ Jot down information & quotes right
idea/ quote on the other side of from the text (author's words).
the page (your words).
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