Good Evening Friends! I have noted that there are many students who find it difficult to do research about a topic given to them by their teacher? Should it not be solved for the students? Come and help the students. First of All we will have to know that what a research is?????? Research is the persevering, thorough study into a subject that requires time and effort on your part. It is a cyclical process that is presented as a step-by-step activity. It is usually associated with careful investigation of many different resource tools and visits to a library. Conducting research is not a simple task, it cannot be done overnight. You should begin as soon as the project is assigned. Creating a realistic timeline will give you sense of direction to the entire process of research. This involves detailing all the tasks to be done and the time to be consumed in doing each particular task. This will allow you sufficient time to sort through the different resource tools or to consult with a librarian if assistance is needed. Check your timeline periodically to see if the tasks are being accomplished and make necessary adjustments throughout the progress of the research and its writing stages. Now we will come to the steps involved in a good research. Step1: Selection of topic Select a topic of interest to you, or if the topic is assigned to you, seek out an aspect of the assigned topic that is of interest to you. Select an original topic Step2: Development of a topic statement. After you have selected a topic, determine the purpose and focus of your research. Also, develop a topic statement. Try to write one or two full sentences describing the purpose of your research. For example: Topic: The Problems of learning English in Pakistan. Next, identify the keywords or concepts that describe your topic and prepare an outline. For example, the keywords identified from the above topic statement are: Keywords: Learner, Teacher, Target language, 2nd language, Native Language etc. Step3: Find the Basic Information about your topic. You can consult Books, websites and so many other thing for this purpose. STEP 4: Select the appropriate research tool : In order to find the resources for your research topic, you will need to make use of a variety of research tools. When searching for information, be sure to keep a record of what research tools you search, and also the keywords or topic words you used in your search. In this way, you will avoid repetition. STEP 5: Determine the relevancy of materials : In this step, you need to determine the relevancy of the sources you used which can help you decide as to what books and articles will best support your topic. A well-defined topic is important. You will eliminate a number of irrelevant materials by having a clear idea of what you need. Once you have a list of your sources, you will need to evaluate what you have found. There are five criteria you need to consider in evaluating information sources: 1. AUTHORITY 2. ACCURACY 3. OBJECTIVITY 4.CURRENCY 5. COVERAGE STEP 6: Write the paper : Now that you have compiled and evaluated the results obtained through various searches, you are ready to start writing your research paper. This final step in the research process is comprised of the actual drafting, writing and revising. STEP 7: Cite what you find using a standard format: Whenever you are doing research you need to keep a record of all the materials you use. Write down the complete citation, including the author, title, publication, date, page numbers, and other information. Format the citations in your bibliography
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