W6 Reading Response
(I choose this picture in order to emphasize the kind of questions and the sequence one must go through in order to construct meaningful questions.)
(I used this picture in order to articulate what chapter 4 points out such that we have to be open to all kinds of sources in order to find an answer to the questions that were made.)
Both Chapters 3 and 4 covered a general idea about what is expected to be seen while constructing our Literature Review. These chapters emphasized the idea that in order to become a good academic writer one has to be aware that posing meaningful questions is one important component that will help the writer keep building their knowledge in a particular discipline. Even though every question made is significant, a good writer has to have the capacity to differentiate those questions that might cause problems while researching. One advice that we can take in order to take the most effective questions is choosing those who are most interesting to us. In order to construct a manageable research the writer has to pose questions from a general sense to a more specific one. The research questions that we come up with can affect the kind of source that is needed in order to find an answer to such questions. A writer should be always be aware that being open to all kinds of sources can help us see different perspectives within a general topic. In order to gather reliable material the writer should always keep in mind several factors such as currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. While making research one can face situations where the articles that are found can contain extensive reading. In this situations we should learn how to identify what portion of the reading is relevant for the research and what sections required more focus.
(This is me last week in class when we where introduced to the idea of making meaningful questions.)
What I liked the most of the reading was definitely the pyramid which helped me visualize how the questions of this upcoming project should be constructed in order to keep a specific sequence. Also, I liked the different forms of questions (Big Six, Interpretive, Quantitative, and Patton’s Fundamental Disciplinary Questions) that were shown within chapter 3 as it helped me have an idea of the kind of questions I should be asking myself whenever I am constructing the questions for the Literature Review.
(Now I feel more relief as the book gave me some questions that I can use to construct my research questions.)
As I said before this chapter helped have a more robust understanding about the questions I should be forming for this upcoming project.
A question that I had while reading this chapter and when I was in class last week is… if we construct our own research question based on the idea that we should not find the answer right away in Google could there be the possibility that we might not find an answer to these questions or that there might not be sufficient evidence to arrive to a solid conclusion?
(I am ready to find the cure of those sick patients.)
I can see that these chapters can be helpful in my major (Nursing) whenever I am looking for a patient’s diagnostic. In other words, this chapter helps me identify how specific I should construct my questions in order to arrive to both the cause and the effect that let the patient in such condition. Arriving to such a solid conclusion can help me inform my patients about their conditions and advised them about what things they should be avoiding.
