Analytical Reading
Analytical reading is reading to understand.
Analytical reading is reading to understand.
You began your research with inspectional reading which involved systematically skimming articles to determine which ones might be applicable to your research question.
You began your research with inspectional reading which involved systematically skimming articles to determine which ones might be applicable to your research question.
Now it is time to return to the articles you chose and read them more thoroughly. This is called analytical reading.
Now it is time to return to the articles you chose and read them more thoroughly. This is called analytical reading.
As you begin reading analytically, make sure to approach the content in the way it was intended. For example, you would not read a scientific paper metaphorically, that is not the intent of the author.
As you begin reading analytically, make sure to approach the content in the way it was intended. For example, you would not read a scientific paper metaphorically, that is not the intent of the author.
Other systematic reading tools include:
Other systematic reading tools include:
- Determining the premise of the work
- Finding the author's thesis
- Looking over the outline/structure of the argument
- Reading the book or article for complete understanding
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