Writing Research Paper 1

Literature Review

A structured summary, critical discussion, and synthesis of past research.

Theoretical Framework

A structured explanation of the theories, models, and key concepts that guide your research, acting as the 'lens' through which you understand your topic and interpret findings.

Research Question/Research Objective

The central question that your research seeks to answer, guiding the entire study from literature review and methodology to data collection and analysis.

Problem Statement

A clear, concise description of the issue your research aims to address, highlighting a gap in current knowledge, practices, or understanding and justifying the study's necessity.

CRAAP: Currency

An evaluation criterion for sources that checks the timeliness of the information.

CRAAP: Relevance

An evaluation criterion for sources that checks the importance of the information for your research needs.

CRAAP: Authority

An evaluation criterion for sources that checks the source of the information and the author's credentials.

CRAAP: Accuracy

An evaluation criterion for sources that checks the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content.

CRAAP: Purpose

An evaluation criterion for sources that checks the reason the information exists.

AND operator

Boolean search operator that narrows the search by including both terms.

OR operator

Boolean search operator that broadens the search by including either term.

NOT operator

Boolean search operator that excludes specific terms.

Quotes (“")

Boolean search operator that searches for an exact phrase.

Brackets (())

Boolean search operator that groups terms to control search logic.

Summary

Listing findings from different sources.

Synthesis

Connecting, comparing, and contrasting ideas from different sources in an argumentative style of writing.