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This document provides guidance on critical reading for dissertations. It explains the critical reading process and how to apply it to dissertation work. It evaluates strategies for critically reading, including asking questions about the source's provenance, context, purpose, audience, bias, assumptions, main points, evidence, and limitations. The document then provides an example of critically analyzing two article abstracts on teaching British values using a critical reading grid to help prepare a dissertation.
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- 3. You have started to critically analyse, so what is critical analysis?
- 4. Actively ask questions of the material, such as… Nature What is the provenance? (author, date) What is the context? What type of source? What is its purpose? What is the intended audience? What is the bias? Are there assumptions? Content What is the main point/argument/conclusion of the source? What further/minor points are made? What evidence is used? Effective? How does this information compare with other sources and/or your own knowledge? Usefulness How can I use this? What is its significance? What are its limitations?
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- The idea in this session is to get them critical analysing before ‘revealing’ that is what they have been doing – get them to realise that they can do it and this is how.
- Acknowledging some students’ experiences of B colonialism (probably from own heritage and culture – past but also eg N.Irish, even Welsh – where is the flag?) – move into a ‘you’ve been critically analysing!) Bvalues are: Democracy. The rule of law. Individual liberty. Mutual respect. Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.
- To confirm/develop their initial responses – ask them for examples from the discussion of how they did each
- Talk about each of these – ask them for egs from subjects. Apply these to what they have read so far as we go along
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