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This handout accompanied an activity on reading a scientific paper. see: http://www.andrewcolgoni.ca/2011/03/teaching-how-to-read-a-scientific-journal-article/

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Page 1: Reading a Scientific Paper - Handout

Reading a scientific paper I – read your section and answer as many of these questions as you can.

What do the authors conclude? Why did the authors do this study? What research came before that this builds upon? What data/results emerged from this study? How did the authors do this study? What significance do these findings have? What did the authors hypothesize would occur?