By the end of this class you will...
Scholarly sources typically have a few characteristics
In the actual functioning of science, a set of procedures whereby one's colleagues in a scientific field evaluate one's contribution in that field. In this sense, peer review is used to determine the publishability of scientific papers, to evaluate research proposals, to assess grant applications, etc.
Peer review. (2009). In A. S. Reber, R. Allen, & E. S. Reber, The Penguin dictionary of psychology (4th ed.). Penguin. Credo Reference: https://libproxy.mtroyal.ca/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/penguinpsyc/peer_review/0?institutionId=2638
Primary research studies (i.e. single studies) | Secondary research studies (i.e. review articles) |
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These will report on data gathered and analyzed as part of a single original experiment. There will be...
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A review article will take a number of empirical articles, and perform some analysis.
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You are going to analyze an example article and publication in preparation for your class assignment. You can use any strategy you like to answer the following questions.
Step 1: Open the following sample article
Step 2: In pairs or groups of three, find the answers to the following questions.
In your duo or trio, dig a little deeper into this article and answer the following questions. We will have a class discussion about your answers.
Trying searching the title of the article in LibrarySearch
Searching the MRU LibrarySearch Part 1