Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Driscoll, Dana L. “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol 2, 2011, 153-174. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Research takes place in all fields of work in order to figure out something. The three ways of conducting research in a writing class is through observations, interviews, and surveys. Considering research ethics is a big part of conducting research as well. To start the primary research part you have to plan and do background research. After spending time planning and doing background research you can begin coming up with questions to ask for your primary research. You make observations about certain things and that can also be primary research. When beginning interviews you need to figure out what your end goal is trying to prove in order to come up with good interview or survey questions. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “Primary research, the focus of this essay, is research that is collected firsthand rather than found in a book, database, or journal”(154).
“Observations. Observing and measuring the world around you, including observations of people and other measurable events”(154). “Interviews. Asking participants questions in a one-on-one or small group setting”(154). “deductive reasoning, where researchers start with a hypothesis or general conclusion and then collect specific data to support or refute their hypothesis”(158). |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to most of the readings we have done so far this semester because all the readings are preparing us for the major projects we will write this semester. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How will you use the information from this article when you start you primary research for the next major project? |