1. Reading Research Literature

2. Citation
Williams, S. (2005). Guiding students through the jungle of research-based literature. College Teaching, 53(4), Retrieved April 17, 2007, from the ProQuest database.

3. How do you read research literature?
Williams (2005) offers a systematic guide for reading research literature based on various older guides such as
Survey, question, read, recall, review (SQ3R)
Preview, question, read, reflect, recite, review (PQ4R)
scan for Facts, Ask questions, Identify details are major or minor, Read the work as a whole, Evaluate comprehension, Review by summarizing subheadings (FAIRER)
Williams (2005)

4. Williams’ Guide (SQ6R) Survey Question Read Reflect Review Rehash
Rethink
Reevaluate
Williams (2005)

5. Before you start to read
Survey
List the title of the article
Read the summary or abstract near the title ( if available)
Scan the headings
Question
Write one sentence identifying what you think the article will be about
Why is this topic important?
How or when might you personally use this information?
Williams (2005)

6. Reading the article Read Read the article
Create a summary using bullets under each heading (note: PowerPoint is good for this!)
Write a one sentence summary of each section
Make a vocabulary list of unknown terms and look up their definitions
Summarize any supplemental text (e.g. graphs, tables, sidebar, appendix, etc.)
Williams (2005)

7. The Five Re’s Reflect Review Stop analyzing for now
Think about the topic as a whole for at least 24 hours
Review
Review the headings, bullet summary, and section summaries
Take another look at the tables and diagrams. How significant are they?
Williams (2005)

8. The Five Re’s (2) Rehash Rethink Reevaluate
Share your interpretations, summaries, and opinions with a learning team
Actively listen to peer opinions
Rethink
Ponder others’ points of view. Do a one page reflection on this.
Reevaluate
Edit your headings, bullet points, one sentence summaries as needed
Develop a “plan of action” for using the information
Williams (2005)

9. A picture of SQ6R Survey Reflect Rehash The Article Read My summaries
Rethink ??
Question ?
Review
Reevaluate
My Plan
Williams (2005)