2. 1.Review the Article
What is the significance of the article to GENRE, AUDIENCE or TECHNOLOGY?
What are the findings of the research, what do they appear to demonstrate?
What are the statistics presented?
Are there any unusual or surprising findings or results?
What are the conclusions the article presents about the topic?
What are the debates raised in the article?
3. 2. Secondary Research: Facts, Debates and
Theories
1. developments of specialist areas over time (history, present, future)
2. changes and effects on consumption
3. changes in production output
4. impact on production
5. evolving and emerging developments
4. 3. Evaluate your secondary sources
Validity and Reliability
Bias
Referencing your sources
What is usable, what is relevant to the findings or conclusions of the article?
5. 4. Design Primary Research
Methodology, ie survey or social media or interview
Sample
Question types
Qualitative or Quantitative
How does it connect to the existing Secondary Research?
How is it connected to/proves/disproves/supports/contradicts/predicts the article?
7. 6. Analyse the Results
Organise your information so it makes sense/can make links/patterns - colour,
categories, statistics grids, graphs, quotes
Cross reference the results across your Secondary and Primary sources
Cross reference the results with the article
Look for trends, patterns, links, correlation and causation
8. Critical Thinking - reasoning and logical development
Cause and effect
How do the theories or facts, current developments apply or give context
Evaluate the validity and reliability of your sample and sources
7. Interpret the Findings and Draw Conclusions