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Reading Research-based Papers

Reading Research-based Papers. Aims. To identify and practise some reading strategies To develop more confidence in reading skills To become more proficient at reading research-based papers. Introduction. Reading as a key academic skill Reading as a skill you can develop

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Reading Research-based Papers

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  1. Reading Research-based Papers

  2. Aims • To identify and practise some reading strategies • To develop more confidence in reading skills • To become more proficient at reading research-based papers

  3. Introduction • Reading as a key academic skill • Reading as a skill you can develop • Reading for different purposes

  4. Activity 1: Your approach to reading Discuss in pairs: How do you read? • Do you find reading hard? What kind of reading do you find hard? • If so, why do you think reading in general or for a particular reading task is difficult for you? • Feedback and discussion

  5. Reading for a purpose: purposes of reading in h.e. • Looking for factual material • Reading assignment guidelines • Getting a quick overview of a topic • Browsing through to see if it is worth following up • Reading a set text to familiarise yourself with a subject • Trying to identify the writer’s main ideas, and perspective • Trying to follow the thread of an argument

  6. Active reading • Reading for a purpose • skim reading • scanning • focused reading • Active reading involves engaging with the material • Check your understanding and recall by re-presenting material, possibly in visual form e.g. spidergram; flow chart; mind map.

  7. Reading research based papers Purposes: • To understand and assess claims being made around a topic. • To critically appraise the evidence presented and the research methods upon which it is based.

  8. Activity 2: Reading a research-based paper Stage 1 Skimming • Individually: Skim read the article: Get the gist of it (Use checklist) • In pairs: Compare your understanding of the text

  9. Stage 2 Scanning • Individually: Scan the article for key words and phrases • Highlight themusing colour coding • In pairs: Compare your views

  10. Stage 3 Focused reading • Group: identify the main areas for analysis e.g. literature review; research methods; findings • Individually: Read carefullyand take brief notes on 2of these areas • In pairs: Compare your notes and understanding • Feedback and discussion

  11. Summary: What makes for effective reading? • Reading for a specific purpose • Identify which type of reading is required (skimming, scanning, focused reading) • Active engagement with the text • Test your understanding by re-presenting ideas in note or visual form

  12. Your learning • Write down one thing you have learned today that you can use for future reading.

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