Synthesis Worksheet: Doctoral Identity

DQ1 requires academic support (peer reviewed article or textbook) to receive full credit.

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While Caffarella and Barnett (2000) indicate that critique is the most influential element in helping learners produce a better writing product, critique can be an emotional event. Cameron, Nairn, and Higgins (2009) note that it proved helpful in their workshops to discuss the emotions that emerged as students prepared to give and receive feedback. What is the role of critique in the development of a researcher and scholar? In what ways can it positively contribute to a learner’s academic success? In what ways can it have a negative effect?

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A research critique involves the analysis of the research, where its strengths and limitations are determined. Critique's role is to develop the readers and, thus, make them better. For instance, after they have conducted a specific research process, another person analyzes it and points out the strengths and weaknesses. They congratulate the researcher on the strong side of the research and urge them to work on their research's weak side. Therefore, the person becomes a better researcher and scholar. The Critique will contribute towards academic success positively since the scholar will read widely and get detailed information (Zimmerman et al., 2010). Thus, they will understand concepts better and gain the necessary knowledge and skills. However, Critique has a negative side where it can make a researcher become emotional and see as if they are being criticized with malice. As a result, their self-esteem will be affected, and their morale to read and research more might go down. In reality, there are also those people who criticize negatively, and they affect the performance of the researcher.

Reference

Zimmerman J, Stolterman E & Forlizzi J. (2010). An analysis and critique of research through design: Towards a formalization of a research approach. Retrieved from https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1858171.1858228