Academic Discourse and Genre

Looking through this academic journal was interesting for me because I didn't realize how many different types of articles I would find in a single issue of this academic journal. There is so much information to learn!

In this particular issue, there seem to be many studies presented, some large scale and some that are single case on just one person. Large scale studies included research on students pursuing higher education with ADHD. Also, there are some surveys being exhibited, and also just reports on new technology for patients.

Three different genres in this issue are large scale studies, single case studies, and surveys. Large scale studies are different from single case studies because they are usually conducted wiht a large random sampling. Meanwhile, single case studies focus on one participant and how they react to different treatments. In terms of presenting the data, large scale studies tend to show a lot of statistics, while single case studies present specific information about the individual. Surveys are different than both of these because researchers do not conduct an experiment and change variables; they simply come up with a list of questions for a random sample of people to answer and then analyze the data.

Surveys are conducted within a large random sampling to find data regarding attitudes or responses to certain things. No experiments are being performed, nor are the participants being manipulated in any way. Large Scale Studies are conducted within a large random sampling of people to find the average among a group of people using experimental methods. Single case studies are conducted using experimental methods as well, however they are usually conducted on one person or a small number of people.

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