comparison between Scholarly Sources and Popular Sources
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comparison between Scholarly Sources and Popular Sources
NBST 515
Scholarly Sources versus Popular Sources
Many have trouble distinguishing between scholarly sources and popular sources in research. Often, below the graduate level, a habit of using light popular treatments of a topic for essays and school projects is formed. Also, worldly ideas about relativism and inclusiveness have influenced Christians more than realized. Sometimes it seems bad to make any distinction between scholarly and non-scholarly work. Many believe that the only valid distinction is between works that are biblical and works that are not. This leads to problems with papers, with grades, and with the overall quality of education received.
Scholarly sources are written by specialists in the field. Popular sources are written by pastors and evangelists who are generalists, because of the nature of their ministries.
Scholarly sources consider the topic fairly and objectively, most often from an academic perspective. Popular sources can be either devotional (encouraging Christians to live for Christ) or polemical (advocating the author’s point of view using rhetoric rather than reason). Either way, the popular source covers a topic very lightly.
Scholarly sources include documentation such as footnotes or endnotes. Popular sources normally do not bother with such matters.
Scholarly sources consider a matter in some detail. Popular sources offer a quick overview of the matter.
Scholarly sources use language that is at least somewhat formal and objective. The goal is precision in expressing the exact truth of a matter. Popular sources use language that is friendly and familiar and makes an appeal to the reader. Precision and formality are not important.
Scholarly sources often look “plain” in terms of the page layout, book cover, etc., since they focus on the ideas themselves. Popular sources often use creative fonts, sidebars, colorful bindings, etc. to appeal to the eye and draw in the reader.
Popular sources are not necessarily bad in terms of intended purpose. In fact, the best popular sources are written by pastors or specialists who have done the hard work of scholarly reading and research. They have taken solid information and distilled it down so it will appeal to laymen.
If you try to use light and easy reading produced by popular writers, you will do two things:
- Write a shallow paper that will not be backed up well and which will not get a good grade, and
- Deny yourself the opportunity to deeply explore the truth in the area of your topic. Thus, you will have a solid argument to give the people to whom you minister. If you do the deeper reading required of a good paper, you will be able to recall what you learned even years later and to make it simple, clear, and relevant to the people who will hear you preach and teach.
Seek out and use the best scholarly sources for your paper, even though they are often less fun to read and less interesting than the popular sources. You owe it to yourself and the people to whom you minister, both now and in coming years, to do the hard scholarly work while you are in seminary.
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. 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