Fig. 1.1 Model Adaptation from Monash University, Australia
Included in the slides is a modal adaptation from Monah University in Australia, it guides us on how to critique and evaluate a paper using the description given.
These are the steps to take BEFORE reading an article:
- Know what the title leads you to expect about the article
- Study any sub-headings to understand how the author organized the content.
- Read the abstract for a summary of the author's arguments.
- Study the list of references to determine what research contributed to the author's arguments. and know if the references are recent
- If possible, read about the author to learn what authority he or she has to write about the subject.
- See if other writers have cited the author’s work and know if the author has made an important contribution to the field of study.
Points to consider WHEN reading an article
- Who is the intended audience?
- What is the author's purpose?
- Does the author define important terms?
- Is the information in the article fact or opinion?
- Does the information seem well-researched or is it unsupported?
- What are the author's central arguments or conclusions?
- Are they clearly stated? Are they supported by evidence and analysis?
- If the article reports on an experiment or study, does the author clearly outline the methodology and the expected result?
- Is the article lacking information or argumentation that you expected to find?
- Is the article organized logically and easy to follow?
- Does the writer's style suit the intended audience? Is the style stilted or unnecessarily complicated?
- Is the author's language objective or charged with emotion and bias?
- If illustrations or charts are used, are they effective in presenting information?
Preparing an outline
First, read over your notes, and from there choose a statement that expresses the central purpose or write-up/literature of our review.
When thinking of a write-up/literature, consider the author's intentions and whether or not you think those intentions were successfully realized. Then, eliminate all notes that do not relate to your write-up/literature.
Organize your remaining points into separate groups such as points about structure, style, or argument. Devise a logical sequence for presenting these ideas.
Witing the first draft
The first paragraph may contain:
- A statement of your write-up/literature
- The author's purpose in writing the article
- Comments on how the article relates to other work on the same subject
- Information about the author's reputation or authority in the field
The body of the review should:
- State your arguments in support of your write-up/literature
- Follow the logical development of ideas that you mapped out in your outline
- Include quotations from the article which illustrate your main ideas
The concluding paragraph may:
- Summarize your review
- Restate your write-up/literature
Revising the first draft (advised to check after 2 days)
Check for the following when revising (an adaptation from the University of Toronto Mississauga Library):
- Grammar and punctuation errors
- Organization, logical development, and solid support of your write-up/literature
- Errors in quotations or in references
Process of Writing a Critical Review
Fig. 1.2 Model Adaptation from Monash University, Australia
Structure of a Critical Review
Fig. 1.3 Model Adaptation from Monash University, Australia
Week 05-Week 06
After having a clear direction on what to read for my critique review stage, I head over to Google Scholar in search of the 5 most suitable research articles that would benefit the direction and goal of this research paper.
5 chosen Research Articles:
Aiello, G., Kennedy, H., Anderson, C. W., & Mørk Røstvik, C. (2022). ‘Generic visuals’ of Covid-19 in the news: Invoking banal belonging through symbolic reiteration. International Journal of Cultural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/13678779211061415
Fig. 2.1 Research Article #1
Atasoy, S. N. (2021). The role of graphic design in the COVID-19 global outbreak. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 8(1), pp 52–69. Available from: www.prosoc.eu
Fig. 2.2 Research Article #2
Grsic, J. Z., Golubic, L. T., & Peternel, L. (2022, March). The Way Students Use Graphic Design In Raising Awareness Of Covid 19. In Proceedings Of Inted2022 Conference (Vol. 7, p. 8th).
Fig. 2.3 Research Article #3
Günay, M. (2021). Design in Visual Communication. Art and Design Review, 9, 109-122.
https://doi.org/10.4236/adr.2021.92010
Fig. 2.4 Research Article #4
Bateman, S. (2010). Useful junk? the effects of visual embellishment on comprehension and memorability of charts. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '10). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2573–2582. https://doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753716
Fig. 2.5 Research Article #5
Fig. 2.6 Submitted Critical Review (before final improvements)
Fig. 3.1 Final Critical Review (with improvements)
Week 05
I need to look into the research method used by that particular researcher when scrutinizing for that paper review. If I find that 2 papers are close, I can make the comparison as part of my critique. It’s me telling your readers what this research is about. Just put that general topic on top of the writing. Don’t cite other authors that are already cited, unless the paper I'm critiquing is a part of another one. Summarising the long sentences, the author referred to other research so it is facts and reliable. It’s not just making the effort but as a researcher, what is important in doing this. Lastly, don’t write as I read the paper, so read the whole paper, and write small notes next to each session for every session in the paper.
Week 07
I was advised to avoid using the first-person point of view when writing my critical review. In the second paragraph, I need to differentiate whether it is literature or the research, I have to state when the researchers read other literature to understand the research before conducting it. So I have to make sure which is the research part and which is the literature part. In the third paragraph, I was told to add more of my own critique rather than writing the paper again.
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