Workshop to Enhance Research Visibility by IES Research. Speakers: Yuvarani Nair For National Institutes of Health, Malaysia

1. Research Outreach Training
on 15th April 2021
by

2. READ
the full-text
structurally
1. Introduction
2. Structured reading
3. AI-assisted reading
simulation
Session 1
Speaker: Yuvarani Nair Sukumaran
ies Research Consultant

3. Word recognition,
vocabulary,
background
knowledge,
inference-making
abilities
Text
Context
Reader
Source: Adapted from Reading for Understanding by RAND Reading Study Group, 2002
Introduction
How do we read?

4. Word recognition,
vocabulary,
background
knowledge,
inference-making
abilities
Source: Adapted from Reading for Understanding by RAND Reading Study Group, 2002
Text
Context
Reader
Introduction
How do we read?

5. 1st Pass
2nd Pass
3rd Pass
Skim through to get
a general idea of the
paper
Pay attention to the
key points to grasp
the content
Interpret the details
critically to
understand the paper
in-depth
Source: Adapted from How to Read a Paper by S.Keshav, ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, 2007
What (Novelty + Originality)
1. Conclusion → Discussion → Methodology
2. Tables and Figures
Big Why + Why
1. Title + Keywords
2. Abstract/Plain Language Summary
3. Introduction
Structured Reading
Use 3-pass Approach to organise your reading process

6. The Storyboard
Structured Reading
Use Storyboard to extract meaningful context

7. Found in the 1st paragraph of Introduction
Question:
• Is this research topic relevant to me?
• Is this research sharing the same motive/direction of my
research topic?
The Storyboard
Big Why – The “So What”

8. The Storyboard
Found in the last paragraph of Introduction
Questions:
• What is the immediate problem this research is solving?
• How is the solution proposed relevant to my research?
Why – Thesis Statement

9. The Storyboard
Why – Thesis Statement
Example
Found in the last paragraph of Introduction
Questions:
• What is the immediate problem this research is solving?
• How is the solution proposed relevant to my research?

10. Lead in
Originality
Significance
Components of a Good Thesis Statement

11. Found in the Discussion & Conclusion
Questions:
• What are the significant short and long term contributions of
this research?
• What changes would this research bring when implemented?
• How & who will this research influence?
• What are the limitations in this research?
The Storyboard
What – Novelty & Originality

12. AI-assisted Reading Simulation
Using Scholarcy for Text Extraction

13. Examples of well-structured research papers
Set direction
Select gap
Summarize method
State outcome

14. Examples of well-structured research papers

15. Examples of well-structured research papers

16. Examples of well-structured research papers
Emphasize originality

17. Examples of well-structured research papers
Highlight future application

18. Examples of well-structured research papers

19. Examples of well-structured research papers
Proof of concept

20. Example of challenging reads

21. Example of challenging reads
Set direction

22. Example of challenging reads

23. Summary
1. Structure your research article
2. Construct a good thesis
statement
3. Use clear guiding terms/
phrases

24. Thank You
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