Title
Reading empirical research studies: The rhetoric of research
Abstract
Whatever their shortcomings, all the articles in this collection are exemplary, in that they illustrate what it means to address genuine problems in the discipline of rhetoric with care and intelligence, and they set a standard of competence for those learning the methods of empirical research.
In this collection of articles, we have provided a sampling of the methods now commonly used in rhetorical research: case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys, protocol studies, correlational studies, experiments, [and] historical studies.
Hence this book, which is designed primarily to serve as a text in graduate English programs that offer instruction in rhetoric and composition. The book has two basic purposes: 1. to provide models and critical methods designed to improve the reading of scientific discourse, and 2. to provide models of effective research designs and projects appropriate to those learning to do empirical research in rhetoric.
Preceding each of the articles is a short critical analysis by the editors. The analyses are intended to help the reader see relationships among the articles, limitations and potentials of conventional designs and methods, and possible alternatives to the interpretation of the data discussed in the study. The analyses are also intended to illustrate various strategies for critical reading.
Each of the articles in the collection is followed by a short statement by the author describing how the article came about, that is, what set the inquiry in motion.
Then comes a brief bibliography for the reader who wants more detailed discussions of the methods and other issues exemplified in the articles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
(Source: introduction)
Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc
Loc. in Archive
618226685; 1992-97945-000
Extra
Pages: 565 Pages
Publication Title: Reading empirical research studies: The rhetoric of research
abstractTranslation: Cualesquiera que sean sus defectos, todos los artículos de esta colección son ejemplares, en el sentido de que ilustran lo que significa abordar problemas genuinos en la disciplina de la retórica con cuidado e inteligencia, y establecen un estándar de competencia para aquellos que aprenden los métodos de investigación empírica. En esta colección de artículos, hemos proporcionado una muestra de los métodos ahora comúnmente utilizados en la investigación retórica: estudios de caso, observación naturalista, encuestas, estudios de protocolo, estudios correlacionales, experimentos y estudios históricos. De ahí este libro, que está diseñado principalmente para servir como texto en los programas de posgrado de inglés que ofrecen instrucción en retórica y composición. El libro tiene dos propósitos básicos: 1. proporcionar modelos y métodos críticos diseñados para mejorar la lectura del discurso científico, y 2. proporcionar modelos de diseños y proyectos de investigación efectivos apropiados para aquellos que aprenden a hacer investigación empírica en retórica. Antes de cada uno de los artículos hay un breve análisis crítico por parte de los editores. Los análisis pretenden ayudar al lector a ver las relaciones entre los artículos, las limitaciones y potencialidades de los diseños y métodos convencionales, y las posibles alternativas a la interpretación de los datos discutidos en el estudio. Los análisis también pretenden ilustrar diversas estrategias para la lectura crítica. A cada uno de los artículos de la colección va seguido de una breve declaración del autor en la que se describe cómo surgió el artículo, es decir, qué fue lo que puso en marcha la investigación. Luego viene una breve bibliografía para el lector que desee discusiones más detalladas de los métodos y otros temas ejemplificados en los artículos. (Registro de la base de datos PsycInfo (c) 2022 APA, todos los derechos reservados) (Fuente: introducción)
Notas
Última actualización - 2022-12-16
TOCDataText - (Abbreviated); Part 1; Introduction to empirical research and rhetoric: Reading in a developing tradition; Reading research reports; Part 2; Reading literature; What happens when our students read, and what can we do about it? / Russell A. Hunt; Archeology of literacy; The art of rhetoric at the Amphiareion of Oropos / Richard Leo Enos; Writing in the academy: What really happens; This was an easy assignment: Examining how students interpret academic writing tasks / Jennie Nelson; Communication in cross cultural contexts; "Shared information": Some observations of communication in Japanese technical settings / Christina Haas and Jeffrey L. Funk / 139-153; Communicating with low-literate adults; Designing for the real world: Using research to turn a "target audience" into real people / Michael Floreak / 158-175; Bedtime stories in the Piedmont; The achievement of preschool literacy for mother and child / Shirley Brice Heath with Charlene Thomas / 180-210; The elusive topic sentence; The frequency and placement of topic sentences in expository prose / Richard Braddock; Replicating Braddock; The frequency and placement of main ideas in children's social studies textbooks: A modified replication of Braddock's research on topic sentences / James F. Bauman and Judith K. Serra; Reporting on journalists; Expertise in news writing / Gary Shumacher, Jane Gradwohl Nash, Byron T. Scott, Mary K. Brezin, Donald A. Lambert and Sharon E. Stein; Teaching experience and placement skill; The importance of teacher knowledge in college composition placement testing / William L. Smith / 289-316; Writing for different professional audiences: Telling teachers and researchers about text evaluation; How characteristics of student essays influence teachers' evaluations and Why do teachers give the grades they do? / Sarah Warshauer Freedman / 322-347; Defining writing tasks for students; Redefining revision for freshmen / David L. Wallace and John R. Hayes / 352-369; The impact of cooperative writing; Cooperative writing direct effects and transfer / Angela M. O'Donnell, Donald F. Dansereau, Thomas Rocklin, Judith G. Lambiotte, Velma I. Hythecker and Celia O. Larson / 374-384; Development of literacy awareness; Developmental differences in response to a story / Richard Beach and Linda Wendler / 388-408; Experimenting in schools; The effects of observational activities on student writing / George Hillocks, Jr.; Metacognition in writing; Investigating the control of writing skills / Robert J. Bracewell / 436-465; Writing from sources; Discourse synthesis: Creating texts from texts / Nancy Nelson Spivey; Is writing a gift? The impact on students who believe it is; The notion of giftedness and student expectations about writing / Michael Palmquist and Richard E. Young / 517-549; Part 3; Glossary; Additional readings
PubXState - NJ
Fecha de revisión - 19930101
Citación
Reading empirical research studies: The rhetoric of research. (1992). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. APA PsycInfo® (618226685; 1992-97945-000). https://www.proquest.com/books/reading-empirical-research-studies-rhetoric/docview/618226685/se-2?accountid=15299