Annotated Bibliography And Literature Review
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Criticalreadingandwriting.pptxCritical reading and writing
An introduction
Aims of session
To consider a critical approach
Examine the diverse information we are presented with in daily life and how this is influenced by perception and experience
Begin to review ways in which we can be critical and review experience to date
What is ‘being critical’?
Being critical is not necessarily about being argumentative or looking at what is wrong
Being critical is:
Being able to form an argument or case
Examining information in-depth and developing a discerning view
Involves questioning what is presented, considering the purpose of what is written and why
Includes use of terms and persuasion
Being critical is considering information in greater depth
Consider why information is presented to you?
An advert
A political post running up to an election
Brexit: 10 Most Interesting Ads by the "Vote Leave" Campaign (19:18)
Top 10 Political Ads of 2016 (8:21)
Consider what you see and how you decide what is beneath the
words which are said or images presented….
What is critical reading?
If it is in print it must be the truth….
The media whatever form it takes depends upon the presentations of facts
However, there is a story beneath the facts and images presented
The ability to delve and question is the critical aspect of reading
To question is to gain greater understanding and knowledge
Objective/factual writing????
Objectivity is based on the ability to look at events from an impartial or factual perspective
Objectivity is often associated with ‘science’
When we critique writing we are often looking at how objective someone is
Considering possible bias based upon their intention or belief
Actually information is often subjective and biased
Subjectivity and perception
Relativism forwards the view that objectivity is
challenging
We are all influenced by our experiences
Hence we look at the world from our view
Influenced by experience, culture and
expectations
Perception is influenced by social position,
education and self esteem
It means that we are subjective
Critical Academic Enquiry
Academic writing should be truthful and well founded
It should be objective and factual
We would expect that it has been well thought out
It might be seen to be balanced and backed up by some kind of evidence
Critical Enquiry is about questioning what we see
(Wallace and Wray 2016)
Questions to ask:
HONESTY???
Have I been mislead by any of the information presented?
LOGICAL???
Is there a logical order taken?
IMPARTIALITY???
Are there assumptions made which are influencing the findings?
DEPTH AND SCOPE???
Is the full range of findings included in the information presented
(Wallace and Wray 2016)
Questions to ask:
WHO???
Who is presenting the information?
WHAT???
What has been presented? Are there assumptions made which are influencing the findings?
WHY???
Why has the information been presented?
WHERE???
Where has the information been presented?
HOW???
How is the information presented? Is it presented in the most appropriate way?
Reasonable Scepticism
The novice reader can go from extremes, I.E. ‘Uncritical acceptance’ OR ‘Overcritical rejection’
A critical reading involves:
…being open minded and willing to be convinced
…accepting limitations but expects them to be stated
Critical Reading and postgraduate study
Capacity to evaluate potential strengths and weaknesses
Knowledge is not just about facts BUT the interpretation
Includes using past facts to make future predictions
Critical reading does not question facts but how they
have been interpreted
Reviewing your critical reading experience
Individually
Consider what materials you might use to collect information (Write down)
Which is you preferred sources?
In group/Pairs
Discuss the usefulness of the source in terms of informing academic writing
Which do you find most useful and reliable?
