Scholarly writing is no different from all other writing, except, beside it having a purpose and having an audience like any other writings, scholarly writing is evidence-based (Laureate Education, 2012). It is important, since the scholar-practitioner write for a specific audience, that his or her material be free of personal opinion, assumption, and bias. When writing a scholarly material, a scholar-practitioner has to be objective in tone, write clearly, concise, produce a mechanically correct writing that contains evidence-based material. Before starting writing, a scholar-practitioner, first would consider the purpose of the writing, then the audience being addressed in the writing. As a Walden student and a …show more content…
Because once the scholar-practitioner found material, it is up to that individual to establish the validity and usefulness of the source (Laureate Education, 2013). The Essential Guide to Online Learning states that “scholarly writing is material written for a specific purpose to a specific audience. It's based on evidence, not assumptions or opinions. It's objective in tone, and the writing is clear, concise, and mechanically correct” (Laureate Education, 2013). For an effective writing, it is necessary that scholar-practitioner write clearly, be concise, and use of precise and appropriate terms to ensure that the writing is mechanically correct as Professor Lilburn Hoehn said, “Figure out what you want to say and just say it” (Laureate Education, 2007). When looking at clarity and concision of writing, I read a post on the difference between Piaget and Erickson developmental theory. After a discussion on points, which set these two theories apart, the writer finally concluded with these statements: “Erikson believed development went beyond the years of development that Piaget focused on. Both theorists’ believed in the importance of developmental stages of younger years of life. Piaget believed development went beyond the younger years of life and went past even into the years of
Based on my understandings in the selection "What is "Academic" Writing?" by L. Lennie Irvin, one of the most crucial aspects of an academic essay is the format of your essay due to the fact that if an essay was not formatted correctly, the information that is being provided would most likely be scattered throughout the written essay. An essay should always be organized correctly and fixed to its proper ways that are being asked, for it is a huge part on how it is being evalutated or graded. For example, when writing an essay you should state an argument and then you should emphasize on the point your trying to get across, followed by support of your argument. Another reason for it being a crucial aspect is because most instructors expect
The disciplinary perspective Lamott is catering to most is creative writing and writings that have strict time limits. The authors discipline is creative writing when it comes to food reviews for her magazine company. Lamott believes that her situation can be used with all forms of disciplines. In addition to Lamott’s discipline, Baker’s writing perspective comes from a teaching or informative discipline. Baker is trying to help teachers learn effective teaching skills when it comes to writing. However, Johnsons discipline is strictly for psychology disciplines and how they can improve papers and grades all together. On the other hand, Makenzie’s discipline is in the study of biology and wants to explain why writing is important in that field of study.
In the book The Bedford Reader, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, the authors lay out the importance of “Academic Writing”. To begin with, a clear thesis must be stated. The audience will be best engaged if the thesis has a hook. Second, the writer must provide evidence in order to back up the thesis. When evaluating multiple texts, both primary and secondary sources are useful. Next, it’s very import for the writer to synthesis the draft in their own words, this will prevent plagiarism. Finally, a great essay must always have a works cited page in MLA format. A simple recommendation is to keep notes of all works cited during the rough draft.
In their book They Say I Say, Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst outline strategies writers can use to avoid common mistakes often seen in academic writing. The book thoroughly outlines the different components that make up academic writing, such as initially summarizing what others have said before, responding with original ideas, proving a purpose to the writing, and connecting the writing in a logical and eloquent manner.
A student at Walden University will write in a scholarly manner and follow the principles and guidelines for doing so. It is of importance for a student to obtain research material that supports their writing from credible sources. With the Walden University library, a student can ensure that they are using credible sources for research material, reviewed, by peers and other scholars in the field. Programs such as grammerly provide the students of Walden University with the additional resources to check grammar and punctuation. The combination of these sources enables the student to improve their writing skills and achieve a scholarly writing style.
Discuss the importance of receiving and responding to feedback on your scholarly writing. What you have learned about the scholarly writing process up to this point in your academic career? And how will feedback and peer-review help you to write a critical review of the research literature?
When using scholarly tone in your writing, it is one of the writing styles for when research is being used. Researching information scholarly tone is important to be clearly and concise, so that the reader actually can follow of the writing and understand what the research is about. I really do not know what my strengths are in my writing. I just really know what my weaknesses is and I just try to correct them. I just want to get better at academic writing and I just need to practice the writing style.
The definition of academic writing has varied consistently throughout the course of any youth’s life. One moment, it is the grand discovery that intrigues the very lives of all, such as Sir Isaac Newton’s 17th century publication, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy). Also known as Principia, it is said to be, “Arguably, the most important book published in the history of science” (Hatch). At another point in one’s youth, academic writing could have been defined as the challenging of moralities. An example of such writing would be, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, or, The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Now, as one begins to take on academic writing at a collegiate level, the author of any piece of literature must take these two accounts into great consideration. Academic writing can be defined as the freedom to express opinionated thoughts over a certain, agreed topic, so that others may be introduced to different perspectives and form new, underlying ideas. As stated by Tibor Baukal, “A response paper is your chance to communicate in writing your personal viewpoint and personal learning as they relate specifically to the book, essay, paper, article, etc. in question and the ideas and values contained therein” (“Eros and Psyche”). Response papers, are therefore, the prime example of academic writing.
Throughout my life I have outworked everyone at my grade level being a late birthday. I have been the youngest in my grade since preschool and was behind because I was not as developed as all of the other students in my class. Starting in first grade I was not able to read like the other kids were so instead of being held back, I took extra classes with a tutor who taught me how to read just as well if not better than all of the kids in my grade. I have always loved sports and been very competitive, I started playing baseball when I was nine years old. Once again I was the youngest kid on my team all the way through my career. When I tried out for my first travel team I did not make it because I was nowhere near as good as the other boys who tried out.
This scaling study was to determine how well high school English courses prepare high school students for college English writing and writing research assignments for their college courses. It was to determine how well students understood the difference between what are scholarly sources for information and what is not considered to be scholarly sources. According to St Mary's University (What is a Scholarly Journal?), a scholarly journal is also called a peer-reviewed, academic, refereed, or professional journal, is often required or preferred by professors for use in research papers or projects, and are essential for quality graduate work. Scholarly journals are heavily reviewed by subject experts in the particular field of study. The authors are researchers or scholars in the field and the credentials of the authors are listed in the articles. The audience is other scholars, professionals, or students familiar with the particular field of study. The purpose is to report original research, experiments, or theories. They are always cited, contain the references at the end of the article, and are published by professional associations who deal in the particular field.
What is scholarly writing? How does it differ from day-to-day writing and why is it important to someone pursuing an academic degree and planning to become a professional? As you learn about some of the elements of scholarly writing and how to write for specific audiences, you will gain the skills necessary to complete written assignments that are appropriate in your role as a Walden student in a master's or doctorate program. In this Application, you will critique a sample of scholarly writing and provide feedback on ways to make it more effective.
Shuey explains, is basically reviewing other people's data collection along with their written analysis, or thesis, and analysing it yourself. This is called a dissertation. This process will lead to either a finding becoming solidified as fact, through many peers confirming it with their own research, or a realization that there is something else going on. This is what makes scientific writing so delicate. Every word you write will be analyzed and tested so what you write must be accurate. She did not use any explicit examples of effective and ineffective scientific writing but, did make it clear to me what is expected for a paper to be effective in the scientific community. One major criterion that Dr. Shuey pointed out that makes this form of writing effective is accuracy. Any sort of exaggeration will change the outcome of the experiment when someone attempts to replicate it for further testing. She also shared that the most accurate way to write in this style are short descriptive sentences. They do not hold much bias or individuality, this avoids miscommunication or misunderstanding. If a paper is clearly trying to convince the audience or persuade them into believing something then, as Dr. Shuey put it, the researcher is being an advocate more than a scientific
With all the information I obtained about scholarly writing, I plan to use it to numerous types of writing I will do in the future. I can use this knowledge I acquired on this subject for different types of writings at the scholarly level during my studies at the university and beyond, upcoming course assignments, discussion replies, spoken conversations on the subject and my dissertation process. I can give
As I come to the end of my first master’s course, it certainly does come with a price of perfection, and perfection I have not found yet. I feel overwhelmed with words and the usage of APA style. My professor Dr. Kris Lichtanski says that scholarly writing is a must when one enters the Psychology field. I have finally understood what scholarly writing is truly about. Every time I hear the words “scholarly writing”, I think of Aristotle and Socrates for some reason, These two famous men from the beginning of antiquity, have impacted our souls and minds with such great wisdom, such as education and medical teachings that one can only imagine and
As we are approaching the road to the International Baccalaureate Diploma, there is a preponderant need to become prepared for what will be coming our way. In order to familiarize ourselves with what is coming our way, we were assigned a source evaluation paper. In this paper, our goal was to firstly select a topic we are essentially interested in and then determine scholarly sources that would greatly aid us in formulating a potential research exposition. Our job was to find two sources that are written by scholars within our topics; their “scholarliness” is fundamentally judged by whether they have pursued a doctorate degree in their field of study or not and the date of publication. The more recent the work is, the reliability rate is