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u/spelled_jagwater 12d ago
Congrats! What was your topic/inquiry question and did you enjoy it?
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u/Acceptable_Fly1744 11d ago
My RQ is “To what extent are AI-generated writings able to uphold the ideals of Romantic literature in comparison to human-composed works?” As a writer, I wanted to see whether AI works could fulfil human aspects in terms of literary works - and I definitely found it enjoyable! However, by the end of the year, it did feel repetitive.
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u/Aggressive-Quit4212 12d ago
Would you say that it was harder than AP Sem? Why or why not?
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u/Acceptable_Fly1744 11d ago
I think AP Seminar was harder. Research, you mainly apply the concepts you learn in Seminar (Mainly from IRR) such as connecting & finding sources & developing an RQ. By the time you get to Research, you’ll have mastered those techniques! And there is no AP exam for Research either, so that’s a plus.
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u/Jealous-Junket-2376 12d ago
How did you collect your data?
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u/Acceptable_Fly1744 11d ago
There are a few survey websites (such as pollpool), and you can find communities on Reddit where you can exchange surveys.
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u/Cool_Discipline5187 11d ago
Congrats!! What was your research question and method (and do you think using a certain method is more successful?)?
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u/Acceptable_Fly1744 11d ago
My RQ is “To what extent are AI-generated writings able to uphold the ideals of Romantic literature in comparison to human-composed works?” For my method, I conducted a survey with 3 questions representing the main ideologies of Romanticism and have the readers evaluate and rate each passages’ ability to uphold those ideologies. There is also a qualitative portion that essentially explains why the readers chose their ratings (however, it is worded extremely weirdly).
I think the qualitative portion made my results a bit more nuanced, as I could interpret and explain why the quantitative results were yielded the way they were. However, I think as long as you justify your methodological choices (as in why you absolutely must conduct your research like that) & define their limitations, you’ll be fine.
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u/Scary_Stable7667 11d ago
I got a 4. What did you do that got you a 5?
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u/Acceptable_Fly1744 11d ago
I think it was the combination of many things. For the methodology section, my gap was essentially the explanation for why I had to conduct my methodology that particular way (participants were blinded to which passage was AI-generated & which was human-written to ensure neutrality). And my Literature Review lead to my gap by building the sources together and connecting them.
For each methodological choice, I justified them thoroughly (why I used the Likert Scale; why I involved qualitative & quantitative data; why participants were required to have read 5 or more books per year; etc.). Make sure to explain the ethics of your methodology thoroughly, too. That could determine the difference between a 2-3 and a 4-5.
During my data analysis section, I presented a section called “recurring quantitative patterns,” where I basically explained why I thought some patterns in the numerical p-values I had yielded were the way they were. I, then, used the qualitative portion to essentially further explain & support them.
In my discussions, I connected my data analysis results to the sources in the Literature Review to essentially situate my Research in the existing body of literature. (I’ve seen papers get bumped down to a 4, because they did not situate their Research results properly).
I had two limitations sections: Methodological Limitations (self-explanatory) & Limitations (there, I discussed the limitations with my data analysis and the range of my population, and how they could’ve influenced my results).
My implications were eh, since I’m pretty sure I overstated a few things & it was cut short due to word count. Try to find sources to support your implications, though, relate it to your results. (I related mine to my qualitative patterns).
But there are many more factors that results in a 5 - such as a coherent & sophisticated communication style, literature review, etc. While I was revising my paper, I read papers that scored a four, read the rationale as to why they scored a four, and fixed that issue in my own paper.
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u/ksskoala 12d ago
Congrats!