Week 2: Finding and Reading Research


Mind maps:


This week we learned about finding and reading research. To help me remember what I learned I've created some "mind maps". 


This mind map was created from a short document called "Hacks for Grad School" written by Dr. Tara Ivie and Dr. Doug Gardner.



This mind map was created from a short document called "Hacks for Grad School" written by Dr. Tara Ivie and Dr. Doug Gardner, "A Literature Review on Disciplinary Literacy: How do Secondary Teachers Apprentice Students Into Mathematical Literacy" by Ann Marie Hillman, and Literature Review: Conducting and Writing (https://libguides.uwf.edu/c.php?g=215199&p=1420520)

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