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- Title
Analytical Reading: Primary Scientific Literature.
- Authors
Jones, Brian; Hale, Jamie
- Abstract
The purpose of the current paper is to present a pedagogical method for teaching students to read analyze, and evaluate research methodology and conclusions in primary scientific literature. Analytical reading of primary scientific literature is an essential skill for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Evaluating research involves healthy criticism and debate. Students should be introduced to this process of criticism and analysis early and throughout their college careers. These are skills students can use for their own research papers, theses, and dissertations, and can also ensure future clinical practice is evidence-based. The present method is grounded in research on cognitive and learning psychology and provides a structure for developing analytical reading skills in the classroom. Our conclusions are supported primarily by teaching evaluations, personal communications with students, and experience. The method presented is a practical method for utilizing findings from educational, teaching, and psychological research in the classroom.
- Subjects
SCIENTIFIC literature; PSYCHOLOGICAL research; EDUCATION
- Publication
Kentucky SHAPE JOURNAL, 2019, Vol 56, Issue 2, p8
- ISSN
1071-2577
- Publication type
Article