Where Have You Been? - Blume Library - St. Mary's University

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Which of the following bestdescribes the way you pace yourwork on a research assignment?I do all of the work just before or onthe due date.ND0101 students: 7%EN3300 students: 14%Twice as many upperclass students as new studentsadmit to doing all the work on their assignment just before itsdue.14
Table 3. Attitudes About Components ofResearch"Very easy" or "Somewhat easy"Narrowing your topicDeveloping a list of sources to investigateRevising your search strategy as necessaryDeveloping your main argument or thesisstatementWriting the paperDocumenting your sourcesND010171%61%56%47%55%62%EN330053%63%51%42%45%68%<strong>St</strong>udents were asked about how challenging theyfound various components of research. Table 3 shows thepercentage of students in each group who found each task“very easy” or “somewhat easy.”Both groups find developing the main argument orthesis statement the most difficult component of research.While 71% of the ND0101 students found narrowing their topiceasy, this percentage dropped to 53% among the AdvancedComposition students. Perhaps the lower percentages amongadvanced students on some of the research processes reflectshigher expectations and more difficult subjects involved incollege work.Slightly more upperclass students founddocumenting sources easy compared to the new students.15
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