Critical Reading.ppt

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Reading Sources

Sources of reading determine the quality !!

May be obtained from library, internet, etc

- BooksArticles in the journals

Symposium proceeding

Web

Thesis

Research/ survey report

Personal communication

Newspapers, magazine, etc


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Books

New books are based on the pastknowledge

Books available are limited

Useful for definition and broad view ofa topic

Language in the books: BahasaIndonesia and English


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Articles in the journals

More recent knowledge, can be thelatest findings

Limited availability

Limited accessibility

Accredited journals

Language


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Symposium proceeding

Contain latest information/ finding

Compilation of articles

Usually only abstract limitedinformation

Limited availability


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Web

May contain updated information

Types

Official : government/organization

Scientific : journals

Commercial

Junk web!

Be careful with the content !!!!


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Thesis

May have latest finding/ theory

The quality must be further examined

Unpublished difficult to find


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Research/ survey report

May have latest finding/ theory

The quality must be further examined

Most of them are unpublished difficult tofind

May belong to an organization need a

long administrative procedures to obtain Be careful with the sponsorship of the

research/ survey


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Personal communication

Must be the expert/ outstandingperson in the field

Risk of bias (depend on the knowledgeof the person)

Should be crossed-checked with other

sources


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Newspaper/ magazine

Popular articles

Sometimes, its based on scientific

journals

Must be handled with care

Can be a good source of idea


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Critical reading

Should not simply accept that everything read as 'true'.

Should adopt a skeptical, analytical approach andquestions:

how credible is the author- is she/ he anacknowledged expert in the subject area?

is the writer biased or is there a balanced approach tothe subject?

does the introduction clearly indicate the nature andscope of the article?

are the main points of the article easily identified? is the material up-to-date or is some or all of the

material no longer relevant? is the writing style appropriate for the target audience

and does it use appropriate vocabulary?

would you recommend that others read this article?


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Structure of Review

Introduction: identify and motivate topic.

Main Body:

Summarise each piece of work. Give critical analysis.

Compare and contrast.

Conclusion:

What is state of the field? Where next?

Bibliography: list all (and only) papers cited.


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Always have questions in

mind when reading

What are the aims and objectives of the work?

What was achieved? What claims are being made?

Is the supporting evidence convincing?

Where will my project fit in?


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Task

Work in a group

Choose 1 reference to be criticized

Collect your task next week


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Critical Reading.ppt