Case Study on Doctoral Learners/ Researchers

Question: Why is the skill of evaluation important for doctoral learners/researchers? Answer: The doctoral learners/researchers must be able to identify, locate, evaluate, organize and communicate regarding research sources and materials and they should be information-literate individuals also. The researchers must have to identify the appropriate research sources which may be useful for their researching essays and assignments (Gibaldi, 2009). The researchers must have to identify the differences between these two things and according to which they should identify the research sources which may be helpful for their research work. Some of the sources may be Books, Journals, streaming videos, previous research works from which the researcher must identify the correct source for his/her research work (Stebbins, 2006). After identifying the proper source the researcher must have to locate appropriate material from the vast thing. He/she should locate the topic which should be the current and applicable to his/her topic. He/she should locate the introductory sources from the basic background information about the subject. If the subject area is unfamiliar to the researcher, finding of background information may be helpful for research work (Presnell, 2007). For a researcher evaluation of every sources are very important for their research work. They sources may be journals, articles, website, book, newspaper etc. The researcher should analyze the research materials and have to assess how appropriately they will be helpful for their research work. A researcher should organize the study from the stack of notes, books, course materials, previous research studies which will give him a sense of control and allow him/her to better integrate his/her ideas when he/she starts to write (Salkind, 2012). Communication will explore the potentiality of research work and innovation by which the research work may be better than any other studies. References Gibaldi, J. (2009).MLA handbook for writers of research papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America. Presnell, J. (2007).The information-literate historian. New York: Oxford University Press. Salkind, N. (2012).100 questions (and answers) about research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA.: SAGE. Stebbins, L. (2006).Student guide to research in the digital age. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.