Reading a Scientific Paper for Psychology and the Social Sciences: A Critical Guide

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Autor(a) principal: Cordeiro, Pedro
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Ortuño, Victor E. C., Paixão, Maria Paula, Marôco, João
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46930
https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v4i3.136
Resumo: Aim: A critical review of a journal article is a comprehensive evaluation of the article content, formal structure and methodological approach. Success in this task requires students to develop analytic and reflexive skills as pre-requisites to identify key research question(s), relevant findings and main conclusions reached. Critical skills are also an important aspect of a student’s academic and future professional life, yet this has been a largely overlooked component of academic training. This paper aims to provide undergraduate students with a simple and straightforward set of guidelines for reading, analysing and interpreting research articles. Content, structure and common mistakes in research papers are addressed, along with the most relevant standards for review. Conclusion: With this reference guide we hope students will be able to more thoroughly analyse and critically discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a research article
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Ortuño, Victor E. C.
Paixão, Maria Paula
Marôco, João
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Paixão, Maria Paula
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