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A Systematic Approach To The Research Process

A Systematic Approach To The Research Process. Six Steps to Better Research. Identify your topic and gather background information. Put your topic in the form of a question . Use encyclopedias and textbooks to gather background information before you start.

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A Systematic Approach To The Research Process

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  1. A Systematic Approach To The Research Process Six Steps to Better Research

  2. Identify your topic and gather background information • Put your topic in the form of a question. • Use encyclopedias and textbooks to gather background information before you start.

  3. Use the library catalog to find • BOOKS Campus library catalog

  4. Use Indexes and databases tofind • Periodical Articles • Scholarly Journals • Substantive News/ General Interest Periodicals • Popular Periodicals InfoTracOneFile Lexis Nexis

  5. Find Internet Sources

  6. Evaluate Your Sources • Authority • Accuracy • Perspective or objectivity • Currency of the information

  7. Properly Cite Your Sources • Modern Language Association (MLA) • or • American Psychological Association (APA) • Follow the format chosen exactly as shown Zull, James. The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2002.

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