A MINTS Guide to Writing, Editing and Publishing for Writers of Research Papers (original) (raw)
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Scholarly or academic writing is clear, concise, planned, coherent, and backed up by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding. Hence, it consists of a formal style and tone. Further, it does not require the use of long sentences and instead uses clear and concise language with simple vocabulary. Research report writing is an integral part of academic writing. Hence, both academic and research report writing play a vital role in developing a multitude of researchers across the globe. The authors of the book entitled “A Guide to Academic Writing and Research Reports” identified such a role to develop prolific researchers amongst the student community both within and outside the university in Sri Lanka.
Writing Research Papers Textbook for Language and Literature Students N Al Masri
El-Yazji Bookshop , 2005
This book is designed to provide a practical guide to the process of writing research papers in the field of language and literature. It leads English department students through the step-by-step process of writing research papers, from the initial research skills of choosing a topic searching sources and taking notes to the skills of drafting, citing, revising and editing. The main purpose of the book is to improve the skills of small-scale academic research leading to a longer-term paper required by many English language departments. Having the following features make the book highly suitable to courses taught in the English departments such as Research Writing, Advanced Writing and Research Skills: • Involving students in a step-by-step approach to research and writing • Exposing students to extensive authentic examples and samples of language and literary writings. • Involving students in a variety of practical tasks relevant to the students’ knowledge and study experience. • Providing students with ample sample student's written excerpts that reflect weak and effective writing skills • Assisting students to make use of a wealth of classified web-based sources that enable them to respond to language and literature research assignments. • Exposing students to easy and exemplified documentation styles. • Involving students in critical reading and critical observation of model authentic written texts
book is compiled to simplify the requirement to academic writing both in the undergraduate and postgraduate level of academic terrain (field). Academic writing require students to work together and bring various output of diversified researches to achieve the required and needful writing which is globally accepted. As fore-thought, this book is primarily an asset for non-English speaking academia who just resume undergraduate or postgraduate studying. It is very essential because it helps develop the intuitive arts of substantial writing skills. Each chapter of this book handles specific stages of academic writing in a simplified understandable form and readable for students or academia as they undergo researches, findings. It also build their will for quality academic interfaces and exchange of ideas within the circle of qualitative discussion. This book is intended to enhance academia writing qualities and also improve the value of academic writing. Academic writing? This question is a lead to this book achievement. It basically the writing for your university courses. Academic writing comes in different forms: the essay, paper, research paper, term paper, argumentative paper, analysis paper, informative essay, position paper, but all of these gives the same end result. I wish to appreciate heartily the various reference materials made available online and various author materials with journals used in achieving this academic manual.
Writing A Research Paper: A Guide
Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, 2021
INTRODUCTION A research paper is a part of academic writing where there is a gathering of information from different sources. It is multistep process. Selection of title is the most important part of research writing. The title which is interesting should be chosen for the research purpose. All the related information is gathered and the title for research is synthesized. After thorough understanding and developing the title, the preliminary outline is made which maintains the logical path for its exploration. After preliminary research, proper research work is started with collection of previous resources which is then organized and important points are noted. Then research paper is written by referring to outlines, notes, articles, journals and books. The research paper should be well structured containing core parts like introduction, material and methods, results and disscussion and important additional parts like title, abstract, references.
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2024
This study aimed to analyze and compare the research writing competencies of Grade 12 students at Paharang Integrated School in Batangas City, serving as input for an innovation to improve their research skills. The study used a descriptive method with a questionnaire as the main data-gathering tool, analyzing data using frequency, mean, standard deviation, standard mean error, Pearson's r and t-test. Results revealed a strong preference for HUMSS and ICT strands among students, with satisfactory research writing skills in some areas but needing improvement in identifying literature gaps, writing clear methodologies, and connecting findings to broader frameworks. Students excelling in Practical Research 1 and 2 exhibited greater confidence in research writing skills, highlighting the importance of supporting students in both areas. However, students in different academic strands showed varying research writing performance, suggesting the need for targeted interventions. To address this, Project RESEARCH is proposed to empower struggling students by providing a structured framework, personalized support, and ICT-based resources to enhance their research writing skills and confidence.
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Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2021
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