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Discussion: Feedback and Critique
In her research, Katherine Kirkpatrick (2019) delves into the numerous reasons that doctoral students may struggle with writing for scholarly publication. Several behavioral barriers to writing were clear, including student self-perceptions of being a novice or doubting their contribution to the field will be significant. A notable emotional barrier for students in the study was being new to critique. Doctoral students in the study expressed fear, feeling conflicted, fear of upsetting others, and avoidance. These emotional responses were not isolated to one aspect of critical feedback. Instead, they were related to receiving feedback, as well as to providing feedbackon both peer and professional levelsand to self-evaluation (Kirkpatrick, 2019).
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While writing for publication in scholarly journals may be in the distant future, writing to interact with your peers is an essential part of your doctoral program, and posting in Discussions is a primary avenue for this interaction to take place. You may be asked to provide constructive criticism or feedback, which may be challenging at times. In addition, you may have to ask for the same or may receive it without requesting it. You will receive constructive feedback from your Instructor throughout your courses and receiving and responding to feedback will be an integral part of developing your doctoral capstone (dissertation or doctoral study).
In this Discussion, you will reflect on your role in providing feedback, constructive criticism, and more information for your peers to consider. Additionally, you will explore the differences between professional writing and casual writing and using evidence-based information rather than personal opinion.Write a post in which you reflect on and share your thoughts on each of the following prompts. Be sure to support your opinions with information from the Learning Resources.
- How does integrating evidence-based information into your writing differ from writing using personal opinion?
- What is the difference between constructive feedback and criticism?
- How does the structure and tone of professional writing differ from that of casual writing?