11:709:493 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Individual Thought Patterns
12 May 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Early modern french: to examine closely, to see, to look for . Research is an intensive, concentrated search for knowledge. It is a systematic investigation in order to compile data, to interpret the data, and to reach new conclusions and to create new knowledge. To be literate means one is knowledgeable or educated in a specified area; in this case, the area of research (one has the quality of being educated or learned) To be literate means one has the ability to recognize and understand ideas; in this case, ideas about research. Research literacy: understanding research language and its application to practice: it is a foundational building block of research capacity, research capacity: the ability to design and conduct research studies. Builds confidence in how to be both a consumer (critical reader) of and producer of research; this confidence predisposes people to continue to remain current. Removes the fear of not being able to critically assess a piece of research.
