Research Writing
"This section of a research paper tells readers WHAT you studied and WHY"
What is the Introduction?
"In APA 7th edition, this type of source usage requires an in-text citation that includes author, year, and page number."
What is a direct quote/quotation citation?
"This term refers to a type of text with specific patterns, purposes, and expectations that help writers communicate effectively with their readers"
What is a genre?
"This essential early writing stage helps writers organize their thoughts and establish their paper's direction before drafting"
What is planning/prewriting/outlining?
"This reading strategy requires graduate students to identify and question an author's assumptions and evidence rather than just understanding content"
What is critical reading?
"IMRaD is an acronym, and the letter 'M' stands for this section."
What is the Methods Section?
"When citing a source with 3 or more authors in APA 7th edition, you use this author name followed by 'et al.'"
What is the first author's last name?
"This academic genre examines a specific instance or situation to draw broader conclusions or illustrate theoretical concepts"
What is a case study?
"This collaborative activity involves classmates reading and providing feedback on each other's drafts"
What is peer review?
"When writing for non-specialist audiences, graduate writers must do this with field-specific terminology"
What is define/explain jargon? (or What is define technical terms?)
"When writing about your research, this type of language helps show the relationship between cause and effect, such as 'consequently' or 'as a result'"
What are transitional/causal/signalling expressions?
"According to APA 7th edition, this specific number determines whether you write a number as a numeral or spell it out as a word"
What is ten? (or What is 10? - numbers below 10 are spelled out, 10 and above use numerals)
"Unlike other academic genres, this type of writing often uses first-person pronouns and deep (re)considerations of personal learning experiences"
What is a reflection paper/reflective writing?
"Unlike editing, this writing process stage focuses on major changes to content, organization, and argument structure"
What is revision?
"In graduate-level writing, this type of source should be prioritized over secondary sources or textbooks"
What are peer-reviewed/primary sources?
"In research writing, this term refers to addressing potential counterarguments or shortcomings before others point them out"
What is anticipating objections/limitations?
"When multiple works by the same author from the same year appear in your paper, APA style requires this modification to the year in the citation"
What are lowercase letters after the year? (e.g., Smith, 2023a)
"In graduate writing, this genre often appears at the beginning of a longer work and provides a concise overview of research literature in a field"
What is a literature review?
"In graduate writing, this type of outline is created after writing a rough draft to analyze the logical flow of your arguments"
What is a reverse outline?
"Unlike undergraduate writing, graduate-level claims must include both this type of evidence AND explicit explanation of how it supports your argument"
What is empirical evidence? (or What are scholarly sources?)
"Unlike general academic writing, this special characteristic of Methods sections often uses passive voice construction to maintain this necessary feature of academic writing"
What is objectivity?
"In APA 7th edition, this controversial punctuation mark is required before the final item in a series or list"
What is the serial/Oxford comma?
"This specialized academic genre requires writers to identify a gap in current research while simultaneously demonstrating their knowledge of the field to gain stakeholder buy-in for a new potential project"
What is a research proposal?
"To maintain academic integrity when using AI writing tools, this crucial writing process step must be done both BEFORE generating AI text and AFTER receiving it"
What is critical revision/human revision/substantive editing?
"Graduate writers demonstrate this advanced skill by acknowledging the complexity of issues and considering multiple valid perspectives rather than seeking a single 'right' answer"
What is critical thinking/scholarly complexity?