In addition to summarizing a paper, it is also useful to be able to develop your own ideas about a paper.
\nWhen writing a critique, you are discussing your opinion or judgment about the paper. Think of your
\ncritique like an argumentative essay. You will develop your overall opinion of the paper and then explain
\nwhy you have that opinion, backing it up with evidence (from the paper and two other sources). Use the
\nquestions we discussed in the Publishing & Paraphrasing\u201d lecture help you think about what to look for in
\neach section of the paper. Think back to your Perusall annotations and Paper Summaries to consider the
\nfollowing questions:
\n1) What is\/are the specific question(s) being addressed?
\n2) What is the general underlying theory (the \u201cbig picture\u201d) driving the paper\u2019s objective(s)?
\n3) Are hypotheses & predictions given? If so, do you agree with them?
\n4) Can you identify any problems with the methods used to collect the data? If yes, what are they
\nand how would you correct them?
\n5) Were there any gaps in knowledge or assumptions made in this paper?
\n6) Are there any problems with how they report the results? Statistics? Figures? Tables?
\n7) Do the authors successfully answer their research questions\/objectives? Provide evidence.
\n8) Did you agree or disagree with the conclusions?
\n9) If you were to continue the research from this paper, where would you go next? (i.e., how would
\nyou follow up on this research?)
\n10) What other disciplines could be impacted by this work?
\n11) What were its strongest and weakest points?
\n12) Do you have any other thoughts on this paper you would like to share? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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