There are at least 20 types of illiteracy. Stay tuned and keep reading if you want to learn about all 20 types of illiteracy. Introduction The world as we know it is a confusing, odd place. Many times, we can find ourselves spending a lot of hours dealing with confusion over topics we do not … Read more
Introduction The internet as we know it today has very long and complex origins, and no single source ever agrees exactly with another on any point of the origins and early history of the internet. This controversy makes giving a detailed, unbiased account of the origins of the internet difficult, but for purposes of uniformity, … Read more
Can the current proofreading tools/machine proofreading replace human proofreading? If this is your question, this article is for you! Towards the end of the 1990s, a chess-playing machine designed by IBM known as Deep Blue did an extraordinary thing; it beat the world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in a chess match. What made this even … Read more
Introduction The world is becoming more and more paperless each day, and classrooms are not left behind. Today, many teachers are beginning to find solutions to manage their classrooms, hand out assignments, and communicate with students via simple tools and platforms. Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar -just to mention a few- are among some of … Read more
In this increasingly global and connected world that we live within, today we have grown used to communicating with people from all over the world. Global contact is now a common part of day-to-day life for humans from all across the world. However, a big part of this globalization of communication is the fact that … Read more
Research has been the backbone of most breakthroughs in our human history with the odd coincidences and mistake discoveries. We have carried out millions of researches to obtain information about different topics. We cannot advance as a species without it. During the research, we need ways or methods of testing out our theories to confirm … Read more
There is more to being a writer than just simply putting words on paper and compiling them into chapters and then books. There are other aspects you need to be knowledgeable about to be a successful writer, i.e., finances, marketing, distribution, publishing, etc. Knowing what an ISBN is, what function it serves, and how to … Read more
The introduction is a guide that carries the attention of the reader from a general subject area to a specific topic of inquiry. It affirms the subject, context and importance of the research being conducted by giving a summary of the background and understanding of the story. The introduction also goes on to state the … Read more
To fully understand and grasp a specific subject or topic, a level of In-depth information must be attained. This information gathered is done so with the use of a tool, this tool is called ‘Research.’ Research can be defined as the careful consideration of a study regarding a particular problem or concern using research methods. … Read more
Introduction The qualitative research method is one of the two methods available for research purposes. It focuses on using inquisitive questions to garner insightful responses, which, by performing interviews, will be used to collate information. Thematic analysis is a tool used to perform research utilizing the qualitative method. Victoria Clarke and Virginia Braun initially developed … Read more
Content analysis is studying or examining information contained in texts, visuals, and audios. The information to be analyzed can be both historical and contemporary information. Content comes in various forms – oral content, visual/graphic content, and so on. These contents have to be converted to written form before they can be analyzed. Content analysis is used … Read more
The qualitative research method is a branch of research that focuses on the use of conversational methods to collect data. It boasts a plethora of tools at its disposal, and discourse analysis is one of its most popular instruments for research and data collection. Discourse analysis is utilized in several disciplines, including the humanities and … Read more
What Is Copyright? Copyright refers to a type of legal protection that’s given to content creators and artists which provides legal ownership of the work. For example, if a person creates a work of art, a story, or a piece of software, a copyright provides legitimate ownership of the work. The creator of this art, … Read more
You can describe textual analysis as a method for describing, interpreting, and understanding texts. Different kinds of information are usually extracted from the text. This is because it reveals the text’s meaning to the subtext, symbolism, assumptions, and all the values it shows. To conduct textual analysis, the steps to follow depend on the survey’s … Read more
Introduction Data is an important part of today’s business world. We create and transfer huge amounts of data daily in today’s business world. So much that having access to as much as data as you can present a multitude of opportunities from a business perspective. But how can we turn this day into action? The … Read more
The Nobel Prize Award The Nobel Prize is awarded every year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Academy and the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The awards are presented to organisations and individuals who make extraordinary contributions in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Medicine or Physiology. The awards … Read more
Many authors choose to allow their manuscripts to not be accessible by “non-preferred reviewers,” who are specific individuals that fall under the category of people that authors don’t want them to receive their manuscripts for review. Excluding reviewers is a common practice greatly attributed to the fact that most authors consider some individuals as an … Read more
For over 300 years, the peer review validation method has been used by scholars to assess the quality of their work and research. Its major purpose has been to validate academic work, increase networking possibilities, and polish the quality of published research. Although this method has received some criticism, it is still the most popularly … Read more
Like everything else evolving, the acceptance of open access journals among authors and readers increases tremendously by the day. As researchers, funders and publishers invest quite some in newer opportunities, open access journals sure come with lots of benefits. However, a few problems have been associated with this type of publication as well over the … Read more
Definition Mega journals are trendy in academic publishing. These scholarly journals are peer-reviewed open access journals, much larger than traditional journals, and subject to a less strict selection process. To understand the main idea behind Mega journals, one must first understand Open Access publishing (OA). Simply put, OA gives access to published information; this information … Read more