How to Think Like a PhD Student | Critical Thinking Skills Used By Academics

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 46

  • @mlchurch34
    @mlchurch34 Месяц назад +29

    Yes, yes, yes to the rabbit hole! This entire topic is totally spot on! I also dropped out of community college for the exact reasons you did. I took 25 years off because I didn't think I could do it, but finally finished my Doctorate in Educational Technology this past May. And even though I am done, I cannot stop watching your videos. I love that you keep everything so real. You got me through some very tough times these past few years. So thank you and keep it up!

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +4

      🥺🥺 I am so freaking proud of you friend!!!!!! This comment just made my day ♥️♥️♥️ I am so glad you enjoy my videos

  • @likaulianova8711
    @likaulianova8711 Месяц назад +5

    Such a useful video! I’m trying to formulate my PhD topic in medieval history and it inspired me to remember things in history I was excited for most and may be use it to formulate my topic…

  • @SusanKempWrites
    @SusanKempWrites Месяц назад +5

    It's fitting that you end with the comment about ChatGPT because I did my bachelor's thesis in the spring, and we had to do an offense to someone else's thesis. The gave us some sample questions like asking about the focus of the paper, then there was another question about the aim. And I was like omg what *is* the difference. I was googling, asking AI, etc., but I think this video is good for anyone needing a really clear delineation between subject, topic, question, etc.--it does a much better job explaining it than ChatGPT did anyway!

  • @spencerbirungi4466
    @spencerbirungi4466 Месяц назад +2

    Thank you Grace for sharing this piece that has tickled the critical thinking in my PhD journey

  • @NurseJanice
    @NurseJanice Месяц назад +2

    Amazing! This really helped clarify the rabbit hole!! Well done you for all you have done! Inspirational!

  • @theoryof.lauren
    @theoryof.lauren Месяц назад +1

    loved this video kaelyn!!! i love hearing your though processes on all these topics. it motivates me to think in new and different ways

  • @RobertRodriguezMusic
    @RobertRodriguezMusic Месяц назад +2

    It's always so cool hearing your educational journey! Thanks for sharing Kaelyn! 😊

  • @lashaist
    @lashaist Месяц назад +1

    This is a solid video, Kaelyn. Thank you from Ghana.

  • @dilarademirtas7310
    @dilarademirtas7310 Месяц назад +1

    Unfortunately, i see what you are going thorough. Actually, im the same situation with you. Your videos motivate me so much. Thanks for everything. You such an angel🥰

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад

      I’m sorry to hear you’ve been struggling friend 😔 I hope that things start righting themselves soon ♥️ sending a virtual hug. I’m so glad my videos have been helpful 🥰

  • @gillyhowe9363
    @gillyhowe9363 Месяц назад

    Kaelyn, this is super helpful - thank you!!

  • @katiegilley4772
    @katiegilley4772 Месяц назад

    I love, love these type of videos - thank you for filming it! I enjoy all of your videos but these are my favorite ❤ If you're making a list of future video topics, I wonder if you'd be interested in stepping back even further and talking about ways to FIND a research topic. I'm not a student: I'm a mom of 3 with plenty of student loans already. And still - I love researching and writing and want to create my own curriculum for learning. My challenge is that the possible topics feel so out of reach and hard to pin down. I'd love a video on how to decide on a topic and how to develop a self-learning curriculum for it.

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +1

      @@katiegilley4772 I would love to make a video like this!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Месяц назад +6

    Nothing but respect for your academic career 🫡

  • @jadenlightnight7695
    @jadenlightnight7695 Месяц назад

    I love this video. I'm not in school anymore. But I'm going to keep these ideas in mind. Especially in my personal journaling & any other projects I might be doing. 💙👍

  • @elizabethcblue
    @elizabethcblue Месяц назад +3

    You're sooooo inspiring! ❤

  • @duartecoelho7337
    @duartecoelho7337 Месяц назад +2

    I thought of doing my master in Oxford... saw the price for oversea students and immediately closed the page lol, I'll settle for the second best alternative.

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад

      @@duartecoelho7337 the oversea fees are, indeed, insane!

  • @SuperSwaggaboiz
    @SuperSwaggaboiz Месяц назад

    More power to you!

  • @Xgirlfriend13
    @Xgirlfriend13 Месяц назад

    I needed this! Thank you!

  • @MrRosebeing
    @MrRosebeing Месяц назад

    I would rather not, otherwise I'd be stealing your thunder, and you are the people that are meant to get us out of this mess. I have a feeling that you don't have any more idea how to get us out of this mess than I do, though.

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +3

      @@MrRosebeing and what specific mess is this? I think we could all benefit from critical thought ♥️

  • @drjenburgess
    @drjenburgess Месяц назад

    I'm not sure how equally this applies to science vs arts but in science your supervisor is so crucial in developing your research question. There is so much literature an incoming student won't be able to go through it all (especially when UK PhDs are only three years), your supervisor will be/should be very involved, and in many cases PhD students have already been working with them either as a Masters student or Research Assistant (so they hit the ground running with the work of the group). And if you have a Fellowship this is often to fund a piece of work that has been specified in advance by the group. The process of developing the research question seems to be a little more led by the student in the humanities. But perhaps others will disagree with my generalisation!

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +1

      @@drjenburgess this was the case when instructing students on admissions but the intent of this video was how to think generally :) not necessarily to go into academia

  • @susancmeyer
    @susancmeyer Месяц назад +2

    This is a beneficial breakdown of research approaches. I am also in humanities, using visual culture to highlight women, welfare, secondary, and gendered economies through the lens of Dublin street trading in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It's imperative to choose a topic that sustains your curiosity if you want to maintain momentum during a PhD program.

  • @inesmarques5156
    @inesmarques5156 Месяц назад

    Perfect!

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much for watching and comment friend ♥️♥️♥️

  • @jacksonebendick9592
    @jacksonebendick9592 Месяц назад +1

    Your top is so cute

  • @Noneya-bw5gm
    @Noneya-bw5gm Месяц назад

    Phd In "History and African American Studies intersection blah blah blah..."
    Means, a career as a Barista with $200k in student loans.

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +9

      Funny you say that considering I have nearly paid off all my student loan debt and have a full time job in tech 😉 keep your limiting beliefs to yourself friend.

    • @whateverforever3785
      @whateverforever3785 Месяц назад +2

      uhm wow Noneya-bw5gm, the fact is any degree can have value if you know what to do with it and if you have a plan. Some degrees are indeed more marketable than others. Fortunately, the one thing I admire about Kaelyn is she has a plan for what to do with it unlike so many college students today who get into enormous debt for a degree they know darn well won't pay off. As I said in an earlier comment on this video, I got two associates (business and general studies) and a bachelor's in history. I want to teach history after I complete my master's. I'm blessed to earn my education from very low cost colleges and don't have debt. It's strange you commented on this video without knowing her full story.

    • @KaelynGraceApple
      @KaelynGraceApple  Месяц назад +2

      @@whateverforever3785 I admire you friend ♥️♥️♥️

    • @theroguescholarmanual
      @theroguescholarmanual Месяц назад +4

      An education doesn't lose value if someone works a blue-collar job; that's an elitist perspective that reflects poorly on your respect for baristas. Undermining others' achievements shows insecurity. Enjoy your ordinary day, and I hope the baristas treat you well.