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PRESENTATED BY IJAZ AHMED BHATTI PRESENTATED TO PROF: FAISAL AHMAD ijazpkcom6@gmail.com
Critical reading And academic writing EWRT 201 TOPIC • Understanding the concept of “THINK TANK” • IMRaD Structure of a Research Report • Information Literacy Scavenger Hunts • Critical Thinking Skills • Research and Critical Reading • Finding Resources • Skimming and Scanning • Building Pronunciation Skill
Research and critical reading
Critical Reading • Active, intellectual process where the reader uses interpretation and objective assessment of written material • Identify concepts • Clarify concepts • Question assumptions and rationale • Determine supporting evidence
Critical Reading Levels (cont) • Comprehensive understanding: • Variables and concepts • Definitions • Relationships • Terminology • Main idea or theme • Restate in own words
Critical Reading Levels (cont) • Analysis understanding: • Understand parts • Begin to critique • Summarize in own words each part • Synthesis understanding: • Put together • Explain relationships • Critique
Critiquing • A process of objectively and critically evaluate content for scientific merit and application to practice, theory, and education. • Uses criteria: research process • Find strengths as well as weaknesses
Abstract • Brief (50-250 words) • Comprehensive (succinct) • Research purpose • Research questions and/or hypotheses • Methodology • Results • Implications for practice or future research
Research Problem or Purpose • Researcher presents a picture of area researched • Abstract • Introduction • Aims • Conceptual framework
Purpose • Why study was done is defined • Introduction • End of Literature Review • End of Conceptual Framework
Hypothesis, Problem or Question • Quantitative Research • Problems, hypotheses, questions • Qualitative Research • Questions and purposes • Found: • Under separate headings • Introduction • Background • Results or Findings