Quarter 1 - EAPP

SURVEY (SKIM), QUESTION, READ, RECITE (RECALL), REVIEW

SQ3R method

(WHAT YOU) KNOW, WANT (TO LEARN), (WHAT YOU) LEARNED

KWL method

THESIS STATEMENT

presents or describes the point of a text– in academic text, it is usually presented in the abstract or executive summary or found at the last part of the introduction– written in a declarative sentence

RELEVANCE, AUTHORITY, CURRENCY, CONTENTS, AND LOCATION OF SOURCES

criteria in evaluating sources

RELEVANCE OF THE SOURCE TO THE RESEARCH TOPIC

how well does the source support your topic? – check the title, table of contents, summary/abstract, introduction, or headings of the text to have a sense of its content

AUTHORITY/AUTHOR’S QUALIFICATIONS

is the author’s name identified? background, education, or training related to the topic? are they a reputable university? what are their publications, is the contact information of the author available

CURRENCY/DATE OF PUBLICATION

what is the date of publication

CONTENTS/ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

does the author have many citations in their text and bibliography or works cited section? tone and style of writing? is the information inaccurate?

LOCATION OF SOURCES

where is the source published? is the source found in a research database or search engine? is it a book, an academic journal, or a reputable news source? does it provide complete publication information such as author/editor/title/date of publication, and publisher?

COVERAGE, ACCURACY, CURRENCY, AUTHORITY, OBJECTIVELY

cacao method in evaluating websites

COVERAGE

if you can view the information properly– if not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement

ACCURACY

if your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him or her

CURRENCY

if your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date

AUTHORITY

if your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net)

OBJECTIVELY

if your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information

CREDIT ORIGINAL AUTHOR, PROMOTE SCHOLARLY WRITING, HELP AUDIENCE IDENTIFY ORIGINAL SOURCE

purpose for citing sources

IN-TEXT, REFERENCE

forms of citation

IN-TEXT CITATION

requires the writer to cite the details of reference used in a certain part of his/her work within the work itself

REFERENCE CITATION

refers to the complete bibliographic entry of a reference used by the writer

DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER

doi

THE PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

apa– psychology, education, nursing, hotel and restaurant management, business, economics, and other social sciences

THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION STYLE GUIDE

mla– literature, arts, and humanities

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

ieee– engineering

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MANUAL OF STYLE

ama– medicine, health sciences, and other natural sciences humanities, reference

THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE

chicago– books, non-academic periodicals (e.g., newspapers, magazines, journals, among others)

SUMMARIZING

important skill in critical reading that is often used to share the essential ideas– include the gist or main idea, useful information, or key words or phrases

IDEA HEADING FORMAT

summarized idea comes before the citation

AUTHOR HEADING FORMAT

summarized idea comes after the citation– the author’s name is connected by an appropriate reporting verb

DATE HEADING FORMAT

summarized idea comes after the date when the material was published

REPORTING VERB

word used to discuss another person’s writings or assertions– generally used to incorporate the source to the discussions in the text

ABSTRACT, PRÉCIS, SYNOPSIS, OR SUMMARY

aims to precisely condense a larger work and present only the key ideas– 15% of the original length, 150-300 words

DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACTS

non-academic, to pique the interest of the target audience

SUMMATIVE ABSTRACT

academic, preferred in an academic setting

RATIONALE 20%, RESEARCH PROBLEMS 10%, METHODOLOGY 20%, MAJOR FINDINGS 40%, CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 10%

structure of an abstract, précis, summary, or synopsis