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  1. Full article: Postgraduate students' difficulties in writing their

    In the qualitative part, we identified three main themes in analyzing the interviews that showed students' problems in writing the literature review section as follows: 5.1. Lack of knowledge of writing effective literature review. Most interviewees (80%) were not aware of the importance of the literature review.

  2. Challenges Faced by Students in Writing Thesis: An ...

    JIMP Vol.2 No.1 Hashmi, Nasreen (2022) 79. Challenges Faced by Research Students in Writing Thesis: A Qualitative Study. Nasreen Hashmi. Garrison Public Library Multan. Email: nareenhashmi63@gmail ...

  3. Challenges in Writing Academic Research: an Exploration of Master'S

    Jl. Semarang No.5, Sumbersari, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65145. * Corresponding Author: [email protected]. A B S T R A C T. This study attempted to investigate ...

  4. PDF Problems you face as you work on your dissertation

    Think of all problems as a set of traffic lights. The red light indicates that you have come across an obstacle and that you have a problem. As you work through the problem, the traffic light moves on to amber as you bring lots of sources together that help you to solve the problem and, when you solve it, it then turns to green.

  5. Graduate Students' Skills and Challenges in Research Writing

    The most challenging problem encountered by graduate students during their study is the postgraduate research and thesis writing. This descriptive research design was employed to investigate ...

  6. Challenges Faced by Students in Writing Thesis: An Investigation from

    The research aimed at finding out the problems faced by undergraduate students and strategies they used to overcome problems during the process of research and writing thesis. This research generally employed a qualitative approach, but some data were analyzed quantitatively.

  7. PDF Difficulties and Challenges of Library and Information Science Students

    problems in writing a thesis that the students commonly face. The difficulties in writing usually are found in academic writing (Dwihandini et al., 2013). The challenges in writing a thesis could be due to various factors, including the research's goal, the data used in the study, the study's findings, and the fundamental analysis is founded on ...

  8. PDF Seize the day or seize theses? The challenges in undergraduate thesis

    The challenges in undergraduate thesis writing 2020), as well as financial matters in the process of thesis writing (Natividad-Franco, 2021). A proportion of challenges arises because thesis supervisors do not provide adequate guidance. Hence, many students confront several problems during their thesis writing

  9. PDF Factors Affecting Students' Difficulties in Writing Thesis

    problem that will be found in writing thesis, such as the students are confused in determining a topic, difficult to construct the background, difficulties to get references, etcetera. From the explanation above, the researcher can conclude that students have to be prepare well in writing thesis because is really important.

  10. PDF EXPLORING CHALLENGES IN WRITING EFL MASTER THESES: STUDENTS AND ...

    postgraduate students in writing specific chapters of theses. Stapa et al. (2014) and Maznun, Monsefi, and Nimehchisalem (2017), for example, attempted to find difficulties in writing introduction section of student thesis. Bitchener and Basturkmen (2006) worked on difficulties in writing discussion section based on both supervisors and

  11. Understanding doctoral students' needs for thesis discussion writing

    Given that the number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes is increasing, 'doctoral students are in desperate need of help with their dissertations' (Paré et al., Citation 2009, p. 183), and a thesis discussion is particularly hard to write, more studies on doctoral students' needs for the discussion chapter are needed. We ...

  12. PDF Students' Challenges on Writing Undergraduate Thesis in the College of

    sector to improve writing abilities, many students struggle with academic writing. As a result, it is important to discuss the problems of writing an undergraduate thesis and provide plans to overcome these challenges. The researchers looked into the challenges that students faced when writing an undergraduate thesis. 117 students were

  13. Challenges of The Graduate Students in Thesis Writing: a Locus-of-hope

    This study aims to describe the challenges of graduate students in thesis writing and as locus-of-hope for educational advancement as experienced in the graduate programs of different colleges and universities in Davao City. A qualitative research design was utilized using phenomenological approach. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews on challenges encountered in thesis writing ...

  14. Problems and Strategies in Developing Writing Undergraduate Thesis: A

    In another study, researchers conveyed that the students get difficulty in finding the title for their thesis and in arranging the meeting time with their advisors (Irwandi&Arisanti). According to Saehu (2013), the problems faced by the students in writing their thesis were divided into procedural, academic, and non-academic problems.

  15. (PDF) STUDENTS' PROBLEMS OF ACADEMIC WRITING ...

    students' problems of academic writing competencies, challenges in online thesis supervision, and the solutions: thesis supervisors' perspectives May 2022 TEFLIN Journal - A publication on the ...

  16. PDF Problem definition and thesis writing

    Problems identified inpostgraduate thesis writing. Onecentral p oblem of postgraduate research which has been identified is the failure to complete thehesis within the required time. Statistics gathered by several research bodies with interests inpostgraduate research suggest that this is a problem which spans disciplinary boundaries nd ndeed ...

  17. Challenges Faced by Students in Writing Thesis: An Investigation from

    There are number of challenges faced by research students in writing thesis and these challenges include selection of research topic, choosing appropriate research methodology, collecting data and analysing it. ... It is about the student's knowledge, which includes: a lack of knowledge about the substance of writing a thesis, a problem ...

  18. Identifying Problems in Writing Thesis Introductions in Research

    In writing introductions to dissertations, Dudley-Evans (1989) discovered a six-move structure: 1. Move 1: Introducing the field 2. Move 2: Introducing the general topic (within the field) 3. Move 3: Introducing the particular topic (within the general topic) 4. Move 4: Defining the scope of the particular topic by: i.

  19. Frontiers

    Therefore, problems that lie beneath this topic will be examined, analyzed, and solved. This study aims to analyze how M.A. and Ph.D. students at Cyprus International University (CIU) write their thesis abstracts using a genre-based approach and Hyland's framework for abstract analysis (2000).

  20. (PDF) The Analysis of Students' Challenges to Thesis Writing at Uin

    As the student 2 said: "I have problem in determining the correct grammar for my writing, I am not good at English grammar, that's it". In line with this, Al-Mukdad (2019) also revealed the same case in terms of students' academic writing problems, i.e. students encountered difficulty in grammatical features of the language.

  21. 5 Challenges Students Face When Writing a Dissertation

    1. Creating a Thesis Statement. A thesis statement describes the purpose of your research. It is one of the essential aspects of your dissertation and shapes the rest of your journey. Some of the things you need to keep in mind when creating a thesis statement for your dissertation include: It should have a narrow focus.

  22. (PDF) STUDENTS' PROBLEMS IN WRITING THEIR THESIS PROPOSALS

    Abstract. This is a descriptive research that looked into the problems or difficulties met by college students in writing their thesis proposal. It specifically gathered data on the overall ...

  23. Nursing students' stressors and coping strategies during their first

    Understanding the stressors and coping strategies of nursing students in their first clinical training is important for improving student performance, helping students develop a professional identity and problem-solving skills, and improving the clinical teaching aspects of the curriculum in nursing programmes. While previous research have examined nurses' sources of stress and coping styles ...

  24. An Analysis of Students' Problems in Writing a Research Proposal

    The model utilized three factors causing students' problems in writing a research proposal, namely (1) psychological factors, (2) socio-cultural factors, and (3) linguistic factors. To report ...