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Critical reading

Critical reading. WSI NSE 11A – WEEK 6 FALL 2014 LEE SLINGER RYERSON UNIVERSITY. Outline. Evaluation and Analysis Critique versus Criticism What to evaluate Evaluating Evidence Reflection and Connection. Critical Reading. 3 Forms of Critical Thinking about Readings

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Critical reading

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  1. Critical reading WSI NSE 11A – WEEK 6 FALL 2014LEE SLINGER RYERSON UNIVERSITY

  2. Outline • Evaluation and Analysis • Critique versus Criticism • What to evaluate • Evaluating Evidence • Reflection and Connection

  3. Critical Reading 3 Forms of Critical Thinking about Readings Summary and Description Evaluation and Analysis Reflection and Connections

  4. Evaluating & Analyzing What is the difference between to critique and to criticize?

  5. Evaluating & Analyzing • In pairs, make a list in response to the following question. • You will get a point for any response that is applicable but that others do not come up with. • You have 1 minute.

  6. Article for this week: Clark, C. M., & Springer, P. J. (2007). Thoughts on incivility: Student and faculty perceptions of uncivil behavior in nursing education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(2), 93-97. Available on the WSI blog: wsiryerson.wordpress.com/nursing

  7. Critical Reading Survey Ask Questions Note sub/headings Marginal Notes Highlighting Vocabulary References Fill in your notes

  8. Evaluating & Analyzing • Credibility of Author • Who is the author? • What is their relationship to their subject? • Writing Tip: Consider expressing some of your evaluation/analysis as as a phrase within another sentence.

  9. Evaluating & Analyzing • Intended Audience • To whom is the author speaking? • Are you part of the intended audience? • What assumptions has the author made about her/his audience?

  10. Evaluating & Analyzing • Value and Significance • How has the article added to our understanding of its topic? • Why is this an important article to read?

  11. Evaluating & Analyzing • Biases and omissions • What was missing? • What was needed?

  12. Evaluating & Analyzing • Strengths and Weaknesses • Be academic and respectful. • Indicate why something was a strength or weakness. • For weaknesses, indicate how the weakness might be fixed. • Writing Tip: Try for a relatively even ratio of strengths to weaknesses. If the overall tone is positive, give, perhaps, one more strengths, or vice versa. But present both sides.

  13. Evaluating & Analyzing • Supported by evidence • Were the author’s claims supported by evidence • Was the type of evidence useful in explaining their main points? Archive, Proof, and Argument: From their archive, can they prove their argument?

  14. Evaluating & Analyzing Supported by evidence - Is this the way you would have studied this issue? Why or why not? - Evaluate the quantity of evidence and its source. - Are there other sources that might give different points of view?

  15. Evaluating & Analyzing Guidelines for Evaluating Evidence: 1. Is the evidence representative? 2. Is the evidence relevant? 3. Is the evidence accurate? 4. Is the evidence qualified (i.e. all vs. some; always vs. usually)?

  16. Evaluating & Analyzing Clark and Springer Evidence Activity: In groups of 2 or 3, 1. Consider their argument and their evidence. 2. Take a position as to whether their evidence, or their use of it, was appropriate. 3. Support your position with at least 2 points and one counterpoint.

  17. Reflecting and Connecting How might this article help you as a nurse What did you learn that was new? Why might this be helpful to nursing students? Nurses in Toronto? Nurses today?

  18. Reflecting and Connecting Be specific. If something was helpful/interesting, explain (in detail) why that is the case. If this is one of several tasks you are asked to perform (say, in addition to evaluating) limit yourself. Try and present your thoughts logically.

  19. Logical Flow • “Logic is a formal system of analysis that helps writers invent, demonstrate, and prove their arguments.” • [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/01/] • - To write logically, a writer must: • lay out each premise clearly • provide evidence for each premise • draw a clear connection to the conclusion • [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/4/]

  20. Logical Flow • Your priority is to include all the necessary information. A logical flow in your writing will strengthen how that information is presented. • Group like ideas together. • Have an explanation (in your own mind) about why one sentence comes after the next. • Use transition words within the paragraph to demonstrate who ideas relate to each other. [But, do not overuse transition words… ]

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