Hi everyone, welcome back to my research blog! Well this post is going up minutes into week 5..which honestly is a little crazy! It seems like every term of classes seems to be going by faster and faster. In week four we were asked to find a peer-reviewed article that we could use for our paper and I have found the article but have gotten a little behind with class work and hope to get it turned within the next few minutes. This last week has been a little hectic for me but I found that this class has really helped me become more in-tuned with my research skills...so with all the craziness of kids being on spring break I was able to get my research done with ease and found my article quickly. I am also finding that using specific search items (i.e. or/and) has really allowed me to expand or narrow down my searches for my topic. I feel that after this week I have found a topic and have some great references to use in getting my final paper finished without to much stress. Overall this week I was able to use the skills I have learned in past three weeks and apply them to a search without stress and frustration, like I have had in the past.
Hey, it's great you were able to use the search tools so easily. I am surprised it was easier to get the research done with your kids home from school! It's usually the opposite for me.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised how helpful the textbook is in helping us use search tools. Usually the textbooks are dry and monotonous but Badke does a good job keeping your attention and teaching you real research skills. I did not know there were so many tricks and tools to using reference searches to find exactly what you need. I sometimes make the mistake though of using too many and/or/ie's and narrow my search so much I get no or few results.