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Video: How to Read and Comprehend Scientific Research Articles
Scientific articles are how scholars and researchers communicate with each other.
Textbooks, websites and popular sources are good starting places for information, but do not always provide up to date information.
The most current for scientific information is scientific articles.
Scientific articles helps you become part of the conversation, by learning about research that has come before you.
The least effective way to read an article is from start to finish.
Instead, skim the article for key findings.
The most effective way is to read the abstract, discussion, introduction, results and then methods.
Reading it in this order will make it easier to be able to quickly find information needed to determine if the article is useful.
Abstract will contain different kinds of information:
The purpose of the study, the methodology, results and conclusion.
After reading the abstract ask yourself if the article is worth reading or should you move one to another one.
The discussion provides an answer to the question asked in the introduction, and explains how the results supports the conclusion.
After reading, think about whether you understand the author's claims.
The introduction serves two purposes: stimulating interest in the subject and putting the article in a larger context.
Introductions will lead readers from the general information, to specific information, to the focused question.
Ask yourself why the researchers did this study. and did the research question match the conclusion from the discussion section?
The results section states findings and key data, which is often shown in figures or tables.
Asl whether the data collected is appropriate to answer the research question.
The methods section should tell what experiments were done to answer the overall question.
This section can be difficult to read for students due to the technical language and details for another scientists to repeat the experiment.
It can be difficult to distinguish between the main point and less relevant sub points.
Key places to look for main points are the title, abstract, keywords, figures and tables, and the first and last sentence of the introduction.
Effective note taking will save time and help clarify your thoughts.
Reading articles in A-D-I-R-M order, corr3ectly indentifying main points and taking notes will make your research easier.