Evaluating Research Articles from Start to Finish by
This thoroughly updated new edition of the bestselling text trains students--potential researchers and consumers of research--to critically read a research article from start to finish. Containing 25 engaging samples of ideal and flawed research, the text helps students assess the soundness of the design and appropriateness of the statistical analyses.
Reading Primary Literature by
Reading primary literature is an exciting, rewarding part of being a scientist and Reading Primary Literature will help get students up to speed quickly in reading research articles. The booklet covers the parts of a research paper, succinctly explaining the aim of each section and how the paper works as a whole, and as a part of the larger world of science. Students select a paper to evaluate, and this book guides them through that evaluation with clear explanations, directions for reading and analyzing the material, and applied questions to encourage critical reading skills. A list of sources and references at the back helps students get started finding papers to read.
Critical Reading by
Textbooks are designed to teach, explain and make complex information easily understood and assimilated. Research papers do the reader no such favours. Being able to understand and use primary research is an essential tool in any scientific career. This book teaches these valuable skills simply and clearly, saving hours in the long run. Critical Reading explains how to: nbsp;approach every paper methodically nbsp;spot work aimed to support a pet theory nbsp;gain confidence in questioning what you read nbsp;be alert to bias nbsp;use abstracts intelligently nbsp;identify suspect experimental methods nbsp;assess quantitative methodology nbsp;interpret results with confidence nbsp;draw inferences from published work. Using extracts from published Papers in Focus, this book imparts valuable know-how to students and researchers from any biomedical or biological discipline. The text is easily read and understood and the use of key points, summaries and reference reinforces good technique.
