in the process to write lit review

yes..

mula2 mmg confusing.. camne nak tulis lit review... so, i collected keywords that always appear in my study...

dah ada keyword, i put them into groups..

then, what i did was to follow a story line, what i would want the reader to know..

but it turns out to be: WRONG!!! - hahahahah!!! so stupid of me...

anyways, supervisor tolong.. dia kata.. use la the ISSUE TREE by fLOWER! hee.. (dalam hati dia mesti dia kata, kan dah ckp bnyk kali.. huh! lembab betul budak ni, huh!)

so, basically, kena la ikut ISSUE TREE tu!!!

bila dia buat.. semua nampak mudah.. best betul jadi dia.. semua benda dia tau.. semua benda, dia blh solve dgn mudahnya... dia ada bagi a copy of his teaching material, yg dia ajar budak2 year 1.. huh.. nampak sgt aku ni bodoh.. kihkihkih.. kena balik sama taraf ngan budak2 yr 1... hmm.. nampak sgt, apa yg aku belajar dulu2... masa degree dan masters.. cam tak membantu.. huh..

but its ok... phd is a process of learning.. so, aku tgh belajar la ni kan.. hmm..

so, he's given me an example of how it looks like.. starting with a research question.. and you elaborate about the things involves and will be looking at...

then, you move on to the key words that lies in the research question itself...
so now ada 3 benda:
- cognitive measure: PAUSES
- Language Comprehension: READING & WRITING
- Language Assessment

pastu.. nak kena buat apa?

skang ni, tgh cuba buat:
= tulis all the keywords according to the above 3 subject title...
= nak kena recategorise balik, all the papers i have according to the above 3 title
= put in all the references according to the above 3 title.

hmm.. what a progress I can see myself into.. sgt lain dari apa yg aku mula2 try nak buat.. hee.. malu je kan.. but its ok.. i can do it! its a BIG challenge.. but yes, I'll try my best!

okie dokie.. ciao!

Thesis Searching

I'm at the moment, trying to find thesis that is related to my work, as a guidance..

saja2 je.. nak tgk.. camne org lain buat thesis..

just incase you're in the same position as I am, check this website out.. i found it very very useful!

ethos.bl.uk

goodluck!

Writing up

yes, lately ni.. mmg bnyk supervisor suruh buat writing ups..
1. start writing up your chapter.. you've got your pilot study as 1 chapter, and your Experiment 1 as another chapter... and at the same time.. you can already start bit by bit.. to write up your lit chapter...
2. write up as if you're submitting a paper.. yes.. do write up as if... which is really2 good..

i've just completed writing up a conference paper for this CogSci conference.. alhamdullillah, i've submitted the paper, last saturday..

it was not a great success to me.. i don't feel that good about it.. i tried my best to write.. according to what i thought was best, but it wasn't good enough for SV. But, he never gave up in asking me to correct and modify as we go along..

towards the end of it, i nearly gave up. It seems like, i couldn't really find the best way to write it.. i kept on repeating my same mistake... like..
1. explaining lit review too general...
2. i'm just quoting researcher's findings, but i did not critically explained them..
3. i've always been to general on everything.
4. i've got to be more careful with the choice of words...
5. my explanations are vague..

SV said that, I've got to be more:
1. PRECISE
2. CONCISE, &
3. CLEAR
on all things that I want to explain. Make the sentence short, but gives the exact meaning.

I've got to also always think of what reader my think... so again, he would remind me of:
1. refer again to the flower's book - on Problem Solving Strategies for Writing.
- A very good book in guiding how to best write.. Issue tree, economically editing, etc...

so, i guess that's about it, that I can share with you.. its my first time writing a paper for a conference, and I'm really looking forward to it..

A motivation for myself.. PhD is a process of learning.. writing academically is not easily obtained.. everybody learns it.. and through time and practices, I will get to it, like SV does... So, just believe in yourself and keep more practising!!!

Well done for now...

writing an abstract

WRITING AN ABSTRACT

When answering a call for papers a number of factors need to be kept in mind to ensure that
your abstract has a good chance of being accepted.
•
Ensure that your ideas are well thought out and follow a logical, coherent flow:
state the issue to be discussed
give a brief background to the issue
brief description of what you are doing about it
implications/outcomes: why is what you’ve done important?
•
Ensure that the abstract relates to the conference theme:
in a ‘real’ and not contrived way: if it doesn’t fit then don’t submit
an interesting and catchy title helps:
• but make sure it’s not too ‘clever’ or obscure
Ensure that practical aspects of the abstract comply with requirements:
it meets or is under the specified word length
is typed in the specified font type, size
spacing and setting out are correct
if no guidelines are given then a standard format is usually:
• 200-250 words
• Times 12pt font
• 1.5 line spacing and centred on the page
•
Limit amount of references cited in abstract:
use only if essential to support your argument
detailed references can be covered in the resulting presentation/paper
•
Look at past abstracts/conference papers to pick up the tone and style of that particular
organisation’s conferences
•
Run your abstract past someone familiar with both the topic you wish to present and the
conference style: such as a university lecturer, work colleague, member of professional
society, someone who has presented before at the conference
•
Submit on or before the due date and in the required way:
electronically, via e-mail, is usually preferred
ensure computer compatibility of documents (especially in converting Macintosh
to IBM formats)
saving in ‘Rich Text Format’ in Word is better (*.rtf)
not all are able to access documents in html formats easily – stick to established
word processing programs such as Word
•
Ensure you include your name, title, organisation and contact details, including phone,
fax, street address and e-mail
•
Finally, remember that your abstract serves two purposes:
to interest and intrigue the committee so they will select it
to introduce/outline your topic for the conference handbook – so it needs to stand
alone as a record of your presentation
Websites of recent conferences with examples of well-written abstracts can be found at:
http://comedu.canberra.edu.au/conference/arece/Conference/2002/TopicList.html
The Association for Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 2002 Conference
http://www.aare.edu.au/index.htm
Australian Association for Research in Education, 2001 Conference
http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/SPEAKERS_LIST.HTML
Museums and the Web International Conference: Abstracts and papers online from
conferences held since 1997
Lynda Kelly, Head, Australian Museum Audience Research Centre, 1 February, 2002


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Good tips for good looking CHARTS

http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/try-these-tips-for-great-looking-charts/

another poster competition - nak! nak!

http://www.graduatejunction.com/posters

this link is good too.. for reporting experiments

http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21meth.htm