Description
Unlock the secrets of scientific articles with CERIC: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Implications, and Context. This approachable guide helps readers break down dense articles into their core arguments using a focused hunt-and-seek approach, enabling deeper insight and engagement with the research literature. Each chapter features worked examples drawn from multiple scientific disciplines, pre-empts common misunderstandings, and provides knowledge checks to reinforce learning. Readers emerge able to identify and evaluate claims and evidence, spot gaps in reasoning, and articulate their findings through presentations and literature critiques – skills essential for success in higher education, industry, and informed citizenship. Whether you are an undergraduate tackling your first research article, a graduate student preparing a literature review, or an instructor teaching scientific literacy, the evidence-based CERIC Method transforms reading apprehension into confidence. Accompanying student and instructor supplements can be found online, with further discipline-specific examples and guidance on course preparation and professional development.
Table of Contents
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Authors' Note; Part I. Critical Reading: 1. The Role of Scientific Research Articles in the Natural Sciences; 2. The CERIC Method; 3. The Claim, 4. The Evidence; 5. Reasoning; 6. Implications; 7. Context; 8. Putting it Together in a CERIC Review; Part II. Critical Thinking: 9. Using CERIC to Compare Articles; 10. Using CERIC to Critique and Peer Review Articles; 11. Using CERIC for Presentations; 12. Using CERIC for Literature Review; 13. Using CERIC with Social Collaborative Annotation (SCA); 14. Using CERIC with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI); Knowledge Check Key.
