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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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Get Ready to Practice | |
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The POWER Model | |
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The Theory Behind POWER | |
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The Research Behind POWER | |
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Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Psychology Literature | |
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Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Neuroscience Literature | |
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Practicing Academic Writing | |
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Notes | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer | |
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Establish and Maintain the "Write" Habit | |
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Think About It… | |
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Seeing Yourself as a Writer | |
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Embrace the "Write" Attitude | |
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Manage the Contingencies | |
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Practice | |
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Schedule Your Writing Sessions | |
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Increase Your Writing Time in No Time | |
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Write Quickly, Edit Slowly | |
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Organize Messy Drafts | |
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Keep and Share a Writing Log | |
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Read About Writing | |
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Document Your Writing Projects | |
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Write to Learn (Anything, Including How to Write) | |
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Notes | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Practice Building Academic Vocabulary | |
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Think About It… | |
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Increase Your Vocabulary One Word at a Time | |
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Use New Academic Words | |
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Build Your Own Professional Dictionary/Glossary | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Chapter Four-Polish the Grammar | |
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Think About It… | |
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Learn From the Masters | |
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Identify Patterns of Problems | |
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Practice Grammar Rules | |
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Copy | |
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Note | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Get Feedback | |
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Think About It… | |
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Types of Feedback | |
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Get Feedback on Early Drafts | |
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Get Feedback oh Middle Drafts | |
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Get Feedback on Final Drafts | |
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Get Feedback Regularly | |
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Schedule Reading Appointments | |
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References | |
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Edit and Proofread | |
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Think About It… | |
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Tighten the Paragraphs | |
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Make It Flow: Organize | |
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Clear the Clutter | |
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Use a Thesaurus and a Reverse Dictionary | |
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Pay Attention to Word Placement | |
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Cut It in Half | |
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Read Aloud | |
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Copyedit: Proofread Line by Line | |
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Note | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Practice Writing Sections of Journal Articles, Research Reports, and Grant Applications | |
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Exercises for Writing Introductions, Purpose Statements, or Specific Aims Sections | |
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Think About It… | |
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Map | |
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Dump | |
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Craft the Purpose Statement | |
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Develop the Rationale | |
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Present the Literature Review | |
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Lay Out the Theoretical Framework | |
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Check It | |
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Checklist for Introductions | |
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Notes | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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References | |
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Exercises for Writing the Methods Section | |
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Think About It… | |
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Practice Describing | |
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Describe the Research Design | |
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Describe the Sample | |
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Describe the Measures | |
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Describe Data Collection and Data Management Procedures | |
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Describe the Data Analysis | |
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Note | |
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References | |
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Chapter Nine-Exercises for Writing the Results/Findings Section | |
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Think About It… | |
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Picture the Findings | |
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Describe the Most Important Findings | |
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Checklist for Results/Findings Sections | |
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Summarize the Least Important Findings | |
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Electronic Sources | |
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Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section | |
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Think About It… | |
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Question the Results/Findings | |
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Connect the Dots: Other Research | |
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Connect the Dots: Relevant Theory | |
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Guide Your Reader Into the Future | |
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Confess Limitations | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Exercise for Writing Abstracts | |
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Think About It… | |
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Write an Abstract in 20 Minutes | |
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References | |
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Afterword | |
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Appendix: Additional Resources | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |