I attached three different research paper that I have done this year. The first research paper was for my Special Education and the general classroom teacher class, and is on autism. For this paper I read through many journal articles before selecting a narrow topic within the broad spectrum of autism. I then read a handful of journals very closely, learning what I needed to know about autism. I then wrote about what I had learned in a research paper cited in APA format.
The second paper I attached was some original research I did for my Ecology class involving the effects of a clear cut on pine tree stands. This paper is attached to demonstrate that even at the undergraduate level I was involved in original research, and that I understand the components of a formal scientific research paper.
The third paper I attached brings both of the latter concepts together. I had to write a "research proposal" for an original research project of my choosing. The purpose of this assignment was to introduce the process that real scientists must go through before and during research. So first my partners and I did a lot of vague research before we narrowed down our topic. We then heavily researched our topic using core databases of journal articles such as PubMed, GEOBASE, and JSTOR. After finding background information we went out and started original research in the biology labs at NMU. The research is still in progress and that is why I only attached the proposal (which is a bit rough, because it wasn't real of course) and not the report.
These three samples demonstrate that I am active in reading new research and staying current with changes in my field. These samples also demonstrate that I have the ability to write and source using APA style.
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