Critical Reading

Journal Articles

• Carey, M. A., Steiner, K. L., & Petri, W. A., Jr (2020). Ten simple rules for reading a scientific paper. PLoS computational biology, 16(7), e1008032. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008032

• Price, C. P., & Christenson, R. H. (2016). Critical appraisal in the practice of laboratory medicine. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 53(Pt 2), 222–232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004563215599008

• Prel, J.-B. du, Röhrig, B., & Blettner, M. (2009). Critical Appraisal of Scientific Articles-Part 1 of a Series on Evaluation of Scientific Publications. Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, 106(7), 1.

• Gallo M, Rinaldo V. Towards a mastery understanding of critical reading in biology: the use of highlighting by students to assess their value judgment of the importance of primary literature. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2012 Dec 3;13(2):142-9. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v13i2.493. PMID: 23653801; PMCID: PMC3577314.

Websites

• Critical Reading: What is critical reading, and why do we need to do it? from Cleveland State University
• Critical Reading and Reading Strategy
• Critical Reading for Analysis and Comparison
• Critical Reading in the Natural Sciences
• Critical Reading Guide for Scientific Articles
• Introduction to Critical Reading: Research Articles
• Check the technique: A short guide to critical reading of scientific papers

Web Resources for Teaching Critical Reading

• Yale: Critical Reading of Scientific Literature with Michael Koelle
• Berkeley Graduate Division: Teaching Critical Reading
• POGIL: Resources for Educators

Journal articles

• Gallo M, Rinaldo V. Towards a mastery understanding of critical reading in biology: the use of highlighting by students to assess their value judgment of the importance of primary literature. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2012 Dec 3;13(2):142-9. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v13i2.493. PMID: 23653801; PMCID: PMC3577314.
• Murray, T. (2013). Teaching students to read the primary literature using POGIL activities. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.20765
• Soltis, R., Verlinden, N., Kruger, N., Carroll, A., & Trumbo, T. (2015). Process-oriented guided inquiry learning strategy enhances students' higher level thinking skills in a pharmaceutical sciences course. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 79(1), 11. https://doi-org.proxy.binghamton.edu/10.5688/ajpe79111
• Stevens, L. M., & Hoskins, S. G. (2014). The CREATE Strategy for Intensive Analysis of Primary Literature Can Be Used Effectively by Newly Trained Faculty to Produce Multiple Gains in Diverse Students. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 13(2), 224–242. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.13-12-0239
• Walker, L., & Warfa, A.-R. M. (2017). Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL®) marginally effects student achievement measures but substantially increases the odds of passing a course. PLOS ONE, 12(10), e0186203. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0186203