Index

Handout Task

Combination Task:

- Identifying handouts

- Reading a written source and extracting information

- Obtaining information from a handout

When reading this handout I will skim and scan read the text with concentration. I will also label and highlight particular words and phrases that are relevant and expand on them.I will look for particular subheadings/titles and try to extract information from that point that relates to my relevant topic. 

In my given handout, I have highlighted key headings that give explanations and examples as to what abuse cannot be caused by and the main reasons as to why domestic abuse occurs. 

Reading effectively

 - Read where friends, music, noise etc. will not be distracting.
 - Read when you are alert.
 - Limit reading sessions to realistic amounts of time/pages.
 - Switch back and forth from reading to other study activities or tasks.
 - Preview the text before reading so you can prepare yourself.
 - Turn chapter headings/subheadings into questions. Then search for answers. 
 - Mark text information that answers the questions. Be an active reader.
 - Pause frequently to summarize/restate ideas. Use your own words.
 - Have specific questions about a topic.
 - Have a set of reading goals; take notes to help you understand in case you want to refer    back to them.
 - Identify your reading objectives. It will be more useful to have some understanding of          what you are looking for and what you want to find.
 - Search for bolded terms. This can help you identify key information. 
 - Have a dictionary nearby. You will be able to define any words you are unsure of and          you can then make notes.

Annotating - Prezi

Copy code to clipboard

Evaluation on Annotation

Evaluate how different annotation techniques worked with differing degrees of effectiveness for extracting different sorts of information.

Annotation process:

1.      Highlighting

2.      Underlining

3.      Labeling

Highlighting is effective when you need to pick out specific words or phrases in a passage that are relevant to you.

Underlining is beneficial when you identify key words that relate to the subject you are finding information for.

Labeling is useful when you want to make notes on certain words and expand on its meaning by adding extra information and linking it to your relevant subject.

Online Journal Screenshot

This journal shows the affects and links between domestic violence and suicidal attempts in both men and women and how domestic abuse is a high risk health factor. This is beneficial to the topic I am researching as it provides me with the health effects domestic violence can bring upon those in abusive relationship.

Oxford Journals, http://services.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/searchresults?fulltext=domestic+violence+towards+men&simple_search_submit=Search, accessed 21st September 2015. 

Annotating

 Highlighting:

-          Focusing on one specific piece of information.

Annotating:

-          An expanded definition of a certain phrases or words from a piece of text.

-          Technique used to extract information.

-          Forming an understanding about what has been written.

-          Evaluating the accuracy of the information.

-          Making connections between pieces of research and editing your decisions for                      further research.

-          Using labels, lines, or asterisks can help when making notes.

-          Make notes in margin or on a separate paper.

Annotation is about interacting with the text.

-          Record opinions next to the passage.

-          Locate key passages.

-          Connect different sections of the passages together; shows full understanding of text.

-          Record relevant connections if you have experienced them in your life.

-          If unsure of certain words, do not use them. Search for the correct definition as soon            as you can.

-          Track themes; linking themes will help you understand the text more thoroughly.

-          Identify messages the article is portraying.

What I need to find in my area of abuse

-          Statistics on domestic abuse against men in UK and USA

-          Awareness (US & UK)-

-          Frequency

-          Solutions

''12 organisations offer refuge or safe house provision for male victims in the UK - a total of 63 spaces, of which 17 are dedicated to male DV victims only (the rest being for victims of either gender).''

-       Age

http://www.mankind.org.uk/pdfs/30%20Key%20Facts%20-%20Male%20Victims%20(April%202015).pdf


''Men don't leave abusive relationships for various reasons – the top five being: concern about the children (89%), marriage for life (81%), love (71%), the fear of never seeing their children again (68%) and thinks she'll change (56%).''

Man Kind, http://www.mankind.org.uk/pdfs/30%20Key%20Facts%20-%20Male%20Victims%20(April%202015).pdf, accessed 18th September 2015.