Reading Journal
| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Driscoll. “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2, 2011, pgs 153-174 |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Research can be done in numerous ways. It can be done by surveys ,interviews, observation, statistical analysis, letters, journals, etc. Primary research is research collected firsthand. Secondary research being a book or article or journal.Primary research has a process from starting with research to narrowing down your topic and developing questions and a hypothesis. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | If you are observing people, you can choose between two common ways to observe: participant observation and unobtrusive observation.
Participant observation is a common method within ethnographic research in sociology and anthropology. Unobtrusive- not conspicuous Ethnographic-relating to scientific description of people and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects with research I have done for the first major project. It connects in a way that will help me to know exactly what to look for when finding my primary and secondary sources. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
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