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• Finally we read the first paragraph or so Here we are looking for the research-

ers to make

their

case for the imp ortance of the

research

If we cannot find a

case after reading a few sentences or paragrap hs then we have reason to be

concerned about

th e

valué

and

clarity

of the

article.

After

we

have looked

at

these three pieces

we

should have

a

good idea about

the

article. Do we want to read it? Could it be importan t for our own work? If we decide

th e

article

is

worth reading then

w e

need

t o

learn

how to

address

its

m eat—its main

points and findings. As we move through the next five chapters we will be looking

at each major p art of the article as we find it.

ractice

Makes

erfect

It is now t ime to prac t ice some of the insights an d

skil ls

yo u have explored in

this

chapter:

•

First

of

all there

are

four t raining ar t ic les

and

four real ar t ic les whose abst racts

have not been

coded.

Try your

hand

at coding these abstracts.

Compare your

results with

those of your classmates.

• Take a look at the three to four ar t ic les you

had

gathered previously. Now tha t

you have looked at their titles and

openings

take some t ime and

code

their

abstracts as well.

Given

that you un derstand their content áreas does this help

you code their abstracts as well? Share your

results

wi th your

c lassmates.

• Finally try your hand at

writing

an

abstract yo urself.

Try to use all of the

coding

catego r ies as you créate your abstract and try to keep ¡ t under 125 words.

Yo u can m ake up any kind of study you l ike. When you are done share your

results

wi th your c lassmates.

ntrodu tions

Researchers Pursue One or More

Goals

When

They

Do

Research

104

Research Quest ions

Build Upon

Research Goals ¡n Specific Ways 107

Some Research Quest ions

Are

Basic

and

Some

Are

Applied

108

Finding Research Quest ions Is an Importan t Research Li teracy

Skill

10 9

Researchers Use Arguments to Support Their Research Quest ions 112

Literature Reviews

Ar e

Used

to Tell

Us

What Is

Already

Known 117

Reference

Sections

Can

Also

Be

Mapped

119

Our

Emerging Li teracy Orientation

122

Practice Makes Perfect

122