Strategies for Reading Empirical Research Articles
Reading empirical research can be challenging, especially because they usually include discipline-specific terms and statistical analyses. Fortunately, there are approaches you can use to get the most out of your reading (and they don't necessarily involve reading from the first paragraph to the end of the article in order right away). The listed resources offer tips and tricks!
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Anatomy of Scholarly Article - Interactive visual created by North Carolina State University Libraries that shows and explains the various parts of empirical articles
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How to Read a Scientific Article - Slides by Michael Fosmire and Aly Edmonson from Purdue University Libraries which does a great job using everyday examples to describe the different parts of empirical research articles and the kinds of information contained in each section.