critical reading and structured note-taking
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CRITICAL READING AND STRUCTURED NOTE-TAKING
by Katerina Bero
• SCOPE:
• techniques of reading a source critically and taking notes
• reflections on developing these skills
• GOAL:
• you feel comfortable about both tasks, because you know how to do them
SCOPE & TIMELINE
WHERE DOES CRITIQUE COME FROM?
• Read this text
• Pay attention to questions you get right away
• Write the questions in the Q&A
“WHY DO IT THE HARD WAY when you can be rich NOW!!!
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Wallace, M., & Wray, A. (2016). Critical reading and writing for postgraduates. Sage.
• Scientists don’t lie
• Scientists are humans => possible mistakes
WHERE DOES CRITIQUE COME FROM?
Wallace, M., & Wray, A. (2016). Critical reading and writing for postgraduates. Sage.
• Scientists are knowledgeable => you are uncomfortable of posing critical questions
WHERE DOES CRITIQUE COME FROM?
CRITIQUE
KNOWLEDGE
NUMBER OF ARTICLES YOU READ
CRITICAL READING:
A STRUCTURED WAY OF READING
CONSISTENCYof comparisons
OVERVIEWof your notes
WTD
SPL
CPL
GAP
RAT
ROF
RCL
RTC
WTDD
RFW
POC
MOP
RPP
What They Do
Summary of Previous Literature
Critique of Previous Literature
Gap
Rationale
Results of Findings
Results Consistent with Literature
Results to the Contrary
What They Did
Recommendations for Future Work
Point of Critique
Missed Obvious Point
Relevant Point to Pursue
MethodsTheoriesRQs
Author’s contribution to the literature on the topic
Limitations of previous studies, or critique of a theory
Most often, deduced from CPL + GAP
To be mined in other papers
YOUR critique of the studyYOUR ideas on limitations of the current study
Shon, P. C. (2018). The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small Errors. SAGE
HOW TO WORK WITH THE TABLE
RECOMMENDATIONS
• 1st round - make a detailed table with quotations
• 2nd round - reduce every point to a key word/phrase
• 3rd round - look for similarities/differences/patterns/relations/numbers
HOW TO WORK WITH THE TABLE
RECOMMENDATIONS
• 1st round - make a detailed table with quotations
• 2nd round - reduce every point to a key word/phrase
• 3rd round - look for similarities/differences/patterns/relations/numbers
HOW TO WORK WITH THE TABLE
RECOMMENDATIONS
• 3rd round - look for similarities/differences/patterns/relations/numbers
HOW TO WORK WITH THE TABLE
RECOMMENDATIONS
• 1st round - make a detailed table with quotations
• 2nd round - reduce every point to a key word/phrase
• 3rd round - look for similarities/differences/patterns/relations/numbers
WTD
SPL
CPL
GAP
RAT
ROF
RCL
RTC
WTDD
RFW
POC
MOP
RPP
What They Do
Summary of Previous Literature
Critique of Previous Literature
Gap
Rationale
Results of Findings
Results Consistent with Literature
Results to the Contrary
What They Did
Recommendations for Future Work
Point of Critique
Missed Obvious Point
Relevant Point to Pursue
Shon, P. C. (2018). The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small Errors. SAGE
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Ideas on topics to review literature on => a scope/frame of the researched topic
Main claims of an author to cite him/her for
Support/justification for your study if you plan to cover the gap
Support/justification for your study
Your critical analysis of ROF/WTD/WTDD
TAKE-HOME MESSAGE
• You have the skills, you need to expand your knowledge
• Critique comes from knowledge, and knowledge comes from number of articles/books you read. No magic pill
• To avoid being overwhelmed after 20 or 30 articles, try structured critical reading => magic pill
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• Any questions are welcome
• If you have questions afterwards, you can contact me at [email protected]