In academic articles, the author’s opinions are often presented or portrayed as fact, making it difficult for readers to discern fact from interpretation. To recognize this difference, it is easiest to analyze an academic article by sections.
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Paraphrasing statements from a research article is a difficult feat, as you must accurately capture what the original source material is saying without using their words verbatim. The video below details how you can do so, step by step:
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Lateral Reading is a technique used to evaluate if a source is legitimate; it helps save time otherwise wasted on reading unreliable sources. The process includes asking three questions about the webpage: Who is behind the information? What is the evidence of their claims? What do others say about them and their work?
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The video acknowledges that the first step to actually understanding an academic article is understanding the distinctions between quantitative and qualitative. The table below summarizes the information mentioned:
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Search Limiters are the filters of the library database world. Located on the left-hand side of the screen, the various selections allow you to specify your search and speed up the process of finding an adequate research article.
Different databases have different filters based on the subject matter, though there are some common ones like “Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Articles” and “Publication Date.”
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