Reading and note making from a research article in Life Sciences
Survey:
- Make a decision as to whether the text is suitable for your purposes and surveying the text to decide you reading
strategy
- Consider when it was written and who wrote it
- Scan the title, abstract, section headings (IMRaD)
- Look briefly at figures and tables: first impressions of findings
Question:
- Before you start reading, pose questions about what you are going to read
- You may already have questions, or you may generate them during your Survey
- This ensures you are actively engaging with you text
- Ex. What is the walking speed of young stroke patients compared to non-stroke?
Read1:
- Start reading, highlighting and underlining as you go, bearing in
mind the questions you posed and noting any new questions
that strike you
- First read the abstract and introduction
Read1:
Survey:
- Make a decision as to whether the text is suitable for your purposes and surveying the text to decide you reading
strategy
- Consider when it was written and who wrote it
- Scan the title, abstract, section headings (IMRaD)
- Look briefly at figures and tables: first impressions of findings
Question:
- Before you start reading, pose questions about what you are going to read
- You may already have questions, or you may generate them during your Survey
- This ensures you are actively engaging with you text
- Ex. What is the walking speed of young stroke patients compared to non-stroke?
Read1:
- Start reading, highlighting and underlining as you go, bearing in
mind the questions you posed and noting any new questions
that strike you
- First read the abstract and introduction
Read1:
