1. Writing to be published or writing to be read?
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Kinchin, IanM.
- Subjects
SCIENCE publishing ,SCIENTIFIC literature ,READERSHIP ,RESEARCH ,PUBLISHING ,MANUSCRIPTS ,LEARNING ,STUDENTS ,SCIENCE - Abstract
The article discusses the importance of publishing a scientific paper. According to the author the purpose of a scientific paper is to convey ideas to the readers who may be differentiated into experts and novices. Concept mapping is a graphical tool that can be used to summarize complex ideas. Its value lies in the way in which the links between ideas are depicted explicitly to show the writer's beliefs and assumptions about the nature of knowledge integration in a particular context. For the text of a scientific paper to encourage meaningful learning by the student/reader, it must enable the student/reader to link the ideas presented with existing knowledge frameworks and support the construction of understanding. Increasing accessibility to published work is not about compromising quality or dumbing down, it is about increasing clarity and respecting the needs of the readership. Consideration of the readers when writing a paper may increase its readability and increase the likelihood of the paper being used at university as a tool to help students to engage in the discourse of the discipline.
- Published
- 2005
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