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Critical reading - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Scan / Skim text to provide an overall impression of usefulness, scope, structure and argument.
    - - Formulate questions you want to answer / points you want to confirm through more in depth reading.
    - - Read the text in a more focussed way, aiming to answer the questions formulated.
    - - Pause.
        Then test your understanding and memory of the text, and if you feel you have addressed all your questions raised.
      - You could also ‘test’ your understanding by discussing with a colleague.
    - - Return to the text. Read in more detail, taking notes and identifying any further questions raised or left unanswered.
  - - - headings & subheadings
      - figures, data, images
      - contents pages
      - index (for keywords)
      - reference list
      - abstract / body text
    - - Evaluate the relevance and usefulness
      - Make a judgment on whether you should read further
      - Can help you to decide what parts of a document you want to focus time on