{"id":226,"date":"2015-01-28T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.courses.tegabrain.com\/SS15\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2015-01-28T19:39:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T19:39:01","slug":"how-to-read-and-respond-critically-to-texts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.courses.tegabrain.com\/SS15\/?page_id=226","title":{"rendered":"How to read and respond critically to texts."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your reading\u00a0reviews will include extracts from books, academic papers, and \u00a0websites (including other blogs). Here are some guidelines for how to approach each\u00a0text in order to write a meaningful weekly review.<\/p>\n<p>1. As you read each text, try to answer the following questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the key points made by the author?<\/li>\n<li>What theories\/strategies has the author used to structure the key issues and\u00a0points?<\/li>\n<li>What conclusions has the author drawn?<\/li>\n<li>Look at what kinds of support are given forthese key issues and points. ls it\u00a0based on empirical data, reasoned arguments or experience?<\/li>\n<li>Make an appraisal of how tight and well argued these key issues and points\u00a0are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. When looking at a website, ask yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ls this website produced by an academic, artist, government, NGO or commercial\u00a0organization?<\/li>\n<li>What is its purpose?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of information does it make available?<\/li>\n<li>How well supported is this information? Can it be veri\ufb01ed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. How to locate relevant literature<br \/>\nThe required texts will be a good source of further information. When you locate a\u00a0new text you must read with purpose. This helps you quickly \ufb01nd, appraise and read\u00a0relevant literature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look at the table of contents<\/li>\n<li>Read the abstract<\/li>\n<li>Scan headings or sub-headings to see if the text is suitable for your purpose.<\/li>\n<li>lf the text appears to be relevant to your phenomenon, then you should read it\u00a0in-depth to find specific research to support your weekly review.<\/li>\n<li>Scan footnotes and endnotes; and follow leads. This will also help you assess\u00a0the validity of the argument. ls the same research referenced in other\u00a0sources?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Evaluate your sources, material and readings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask yourself who conducted the research (is the author an authority in\u00a0their field of study)? What evidence is there to support this? Look at other\u00a0footnotes\/endnotes, bibliographies.<\/li>\n<li>Where has this research come from? ls it a valid source, i.e. from an\u00a0educational institution, a refereed journal article, or a scholarly book? lf it is\u00a0from a website, does it contain the author\u2019s details ls it from an educational\u00a0site, and does it have a publication date? If you are doing a Google search\u00a0you may \ufb01nd non academic sites that have not been peerassessed.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the reading. If it is not authoritative, try again. Also try using\u00a0http:\/\/scholar.google.com) instead.<\/li>\n<li>ls the literature accurate? How do you know this? ls the same research\u00a0referenced in other academic sources?<\/li>\n<li>ls there evidence of bias\/prejudice in the article? ls the argument convincing?<\/li>\n<li>How do you know if the evidence is true (what kind of backing does the\u00a0author use)?<\/li>\n<li>How up-to-date is the material that you are looking at? ls it likely that more\u00a0current literature is available? Always include current and up-to-date material\u00a0in a literature review.<\/li>\n<li>Ask yourself how this literature refers to your topic? What is it telling you\u00a0about it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Analyzing your readings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the key issues, points, discussed in your literature? Make detailed\u00a0notes of what you read.<\/li>\n<li>what theories has the author(s) used to structure the key issues and points?<\/li>\n<li>What is the authors\u2019 purpose?<\/li>\n<li>What conclusions has the author drawn?<\/li>\n<li>What points support that conclusion?<\/li>\n<li>Always record all bibliographic information. If you are quoting the author you\u00a0will need use quotations and cite the year and page number.<\/li>\n<li>It is also useful to get into the habit of summarising each article alter you\u00a0have read it. This enables you to keep a record of all the arguments you have\u00a0encountered. It also enables you to keep a record of your own thoughts on\u00a0each article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your reading\u00a0reviews will include extracts from books, academic papers, and \u00a0websites (including other blogs). Here are some guidelines for how to approach each\u00a0text in order to write a meaningful weekly review. 1. 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