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SOCI 120: Survey Research and Statistical Analysis

Incoming Check

Have you used sociology databases before?
Yes: 2 votes (50%)
No: 0 votes (0%)
Unsure: 2 votes (50%)
Total Votes: 4
Do you rely on OneSearch for most of your work?
Yes: 0 votes (0%)
No: 0 votes (0%)
Sometimes: 3 votes (100%)
Total Votes: 3
Have you ever read a scholarly journal article in sociology?
Yes: 2 votes (50%)
No: 0 votes (0%)
Unsure: 2 votes (50%)
Total Votes: 4
Do you feel confident knowing how to read a scholarly journal article?
Yes: 1 votes (25%)
No: 0 votes (0%)
Somewhat: 3 votes (75%)
Total Votes: 4
Have you received any help or instruction in reading scholarly articles?
A lot: 0 votes (0%)
A little: 1 votes (25%)
Some: 1 votes (25%)
None: 2 votes (50%)
Total Votes: 4
If you had to pick one area of need, which would it be?
Figuring out the right words to search with. I get frustrated because it's not like Google.: 2 votes (20%)
Figuring out how to actually find the whole article in a database. Usually I just find the short summary.: 3 votes (30%)
Extracting and synthesizing relevant information from the article.: 5 votes (50%)
Finding articles that are actually related to each other so that I can tell the story of my topic.: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 10