Unforgettable college life is coming to an end, and we all know that we have to pass the final graduation thesis before graduation. Graduation thesis is a planned form to test students' learning achievements, so please refer to the graduation thesis we need! The following is a quotation from my graduation thesis, which I compiled for you. I hope it will help you.
References reflect the starting point and foundation of scientific research, and complete references are an indispensable part of graduation thesis. Together with the text, they constitute a complete expression of the rigorous scientific research process, which can not only reflect the academic continuity and scientific basis of the paper, but also reflect the author's scientific attitude and quality, as well as the academic connotation and value of the paper itself. It can also guide readers to further study and avoid duplication of work, which has important academic and information value.
First of all, an investigation report on the current situation of citation and annotation of references.
1, number of references
The number of references not only reflects students' information retrieval ability in graduation thesis research, but also reflects the basic clues of academic trends and theoretical sources. As can be seen from the figure 1, the number of references cited after the graduation thesis of educational technology has changed slightly, but the change is not significant. More than 40% papers have 5-8 references, about 40% papers have 9- 12 references, and only 12% papers have more than 12 references.
2. Reference type
In this statistic, according to the types of references published in GB 77 14-87 "Rules for the Description of References after Documents" [3], they are divided into works, periodicals, papers, newspapers, standards, electronic documents, academic papers, reports and undefined documents. See table 1 for their distribution. From the ratio of table 1, we can find that periodicals account for 58% and become the main reference source for students majoring in educational technology to complete their graduation thesis. Books account for 32%, which is the second largest source of research data. It is worth mentioning that with the increasing popularity of the Internet, information acquisition becomes easier, and electronic documents become the third major reference. In addition, academic papers, collections of essays, newspapers, reports, standards and other different types of literature materials are cited, but the cited amount is small, accounting for only 5 1% of the total.
3. Timeliness of references
Generally speaking, the newness of references can indirectly reflect the newness of the knowledge a researcher has, so that we can see whether he knows the latest research trends in this field and judge the academic level of the paper from one side. [4] As can be seen from Figure 2, the number of references cited by students in graduation thesis decreased from 53% in 2007 to 4 1% in 2009, and the number of references cited by students in recent literature decreased instead of rising, which is worthy of attention.
4. Quality of references
Citing references advocates recording authoritative, high-level and cutting-edge documents, which not only shows the author's vision, level and scientific attitude, but also reflects the starting point and depth of the paper, which increases the reliability of the thesis's arguments and arguments. Figure 3 shows that the number of core journals cited by students in references has increased from 65,438+06% in the 20th edition to 65,438+08% in the 20th edition. Although the proportion has increased slightly, it is less than 20%, and the overall proportion is still not high.
5, the standard degree of reference description
Correctly recording references shows respect for others' labor, avoids the suspicion of plagiarism, and embodies the author's scientific style and rigorous academic attitude. As can be seen from Figure 4, in 2008, the standardization of the descriptions in the references of papers was as high as 70%, which was related to the undergraduate teaching qualification assessment conducted by the college that year and the strengthening of the supervision of graduation papers. In 2009, the standardization of reference description was low, only 57%, and as many as 43% of references were not standardized.
Second, the main problems
1, too few references.
The graduation thesis embodies the students' ability to apply professional knowledge and grasp the development direction of the subject, and it is also the embodiment of students' comprehensive ability and scientific research ability. The statistical results show that the number of references for students' graduation thesis is generally low, and 46% of the papers have only 5-8 references, with an average of 9 references. The small number of references shows that students' information retrieval ability is low, which makes people doubt whether their understanding of the selected research topic is comprehensive and in-depth, which will definitely affect the academic level of the thesis.
2. The types of references are relatively concentrated.
The results show that the reference types of graduation thesis mainly focus on periodicals and works. Of course, the knowledge of periodicals is updated quickly, published in a large amount, covered with knowledge and influenced widely, which can reflect the new trend of professional scientific research. The works with stable knowledge, in-depth content, mature research questions and systematic knowledge structure become the main reference materials. However, the writing of graduation thesis has clear professionalism and purpose. The more diversified, extensive and comprehensive the types of references are, the more it can explain the author's research vision and in-depth study of specific topics, and the more it can reflect the research level of this paper.
3. The limitation of references is relatively long.
The citation of references in students' graduation thesis has a long timeliness, and more than 53% of the references were published three years ago. Educational technology is a developing discipline, with new technologies, new theories, new ideas, new designs, new processes and new methods emerging one after another and constantly developing and changing. If all the references in a paper come from many years ago, it is hard to believe that it reflects the latest scientific research results.
4. The quality of references is not high.
High-level and high-quality references can reflect the latest and cutting-edge scientific and technological level and development trend of this discipline. The more new ideas, new analytical materials, new data or conclusions, the more favorable it is to show the research starting point, depth and breadth of the paper. However, the data show that up to 83% of the references in graduation thesis come from general publications, and only 17% is authoritative and influential.
5. The descriptions of references are not standardized.
The standardized and rigorous description format of references can enhance the scientificity and credibility of graduation thesis [5]. Statistics show that 34% of the references are inconsistent, irregular and inaccurate, which reflects students' rigorous attitude towards scientific research.
Iii. Countermeasures and suggestions for correctly quoting and labeling references
1, student-related training
In the process of graduation thesis writing, both students and tutors should fully realize that the quantity, type, timeliness and quality of references are directly related to the quality of the thesis. It is necessary to correct the attitude of scientific research, realize the importance of reference and standardize the citation of reference. [7] As early as the 1940s, the United States listed academic thesis writing as the teaching content of applied writing in colleges and universities, and Japan also taught academic thesis writing as an applied style [8]. According to foreign experience, setting up a standardized course of academic articles is beneficial to students' good quality of observing relevant norms, cultivating students' rigorous academic attitudes and habits, standardizing references and reducing plagiarism and infringement. If the conditions for starting a course are not mature, teachers or experts with high level of paper writing inside and outside the school can be invited to give lectures or consultation activities on academic paper writing norms, point out common problems in paper writing and provide solutions, so that students can master the norms and skills of paper writing. [9] In addition, the website of the editorial department of the journal of the school or the bulletin board on campus can also set up regular columns on academic paper writing norms to answer students' writing norms questions or questions through electronic message boards and emails, so as to help students improve their writing level and successfully complete their graduation thesis writing.
2. Give full play to the role of counselors.
In the process of graduation thesis writing, the tutor directly faces the students' questions and questions, and the professional quality of the tutor directly affects the perfection and quality improvement of the students' thesis. Therefore, instructors should keep learning, and form the initiative to guide papers in strict accordance with standards and the sensitivity to identify mistakes. Give professional guidance on the acquisition, selection and citation of references; For the citation of norms, we should be more patient and meticulous, take pains to check carefully, guide students to constantly revise norms and improve papers step by step, lay a good foundation for improving the quality of students' papers, and let students enhance their normative consciousness in writing papers and improve their ability to quote references in a standardized way during the process of constantly revising papers.
3. Establish a reference review model.
Incorporate the citation of references into the quality evaluation system of students' graduation thesis, carefully review the related matters of reference description, establish the reference review model and set up the review team. Grasp the basic situation of graduation thesis references as a whole, investigate the quantity, type, timeliness and quality of references, delete those with weak timeliness, and suggest the author to supplement newer documents. For those with too little or low quality, the author can be advised to add some high-quality and influential documents appropriately. Review the description format, description sequence and labeling of references, and eliminate possible errors in the citation process. Finally, check whether the cited documents are official publications or copy others' works in whole or in part through digital resources, and make judgments and record the references correctly. [1] In short, as an integral part of a dissertation, the normative citation of references is an important quantitative standard for the quality of a dissertation, and it is also a manifestation of a serious scientific attitude, which cannot be taken lightly. Through the joint efforts of authors, tutors and reviewers, the reasonable citation and standardized description of references are on the right track.
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