Criticism and Interpretation: Teaching the Persuasive Aspects of Research Articles

Research articles are an excellent tool for promoting active learning about the scientific process. One difficulty in teaching research articles is that they address a professional audience and often seek to be persuasive as well as informative. This essay discusses pedagogical strategies that are i...

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Published in:CBE life sciences education 2006-01, Vol.5 (1), p.34-38
Main Author: Gillen, Christopher M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
College Science
Criticism
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Higher Education
Humans
Periodicals as Topic
Persuasive Discourse
Publishing - standards
Research - trends
Research Papers (Students)
Science Education
Science Instruction
Scientific Research
Student Research
Teaching - methods
Undergraduate Students
Writing
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Summary:Research articles are an excellent tool for promoting active learning about the scientific process. One difficulty in teaching research articles is that they address a professional audience and often seek to be persuasive as well as informative. This essay discusses pedagogical strategies that are intended to help students differentiate the purely informative aspects of research articles, such as descriptions of the methods and results, from the persuasive aspects, such as interpretation of results and critical evaluation of the work of other scientists.
ISSN:1931-7913
1931-7913
DOI:10.1187/cbe.05-08-0101