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Reading evidence

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Overview

What is active reading? It is reading with the aim of understanding and grasping something. While studying this free course, Reading evidence, you will be focusing on the variety of methods for presenting and organising qualitative and quantitative evidence in the form of numbers and text. You will learn how to understand the ways in which evidence is presented and to read it actively and with purpose.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Overview
  • 1 Overview
  • 1 The importance of evidence
  • 1.2 Quantitative evidence
  • 1.2.1 What evidence are we reading?
  • 1.2.2 Stages in reading numbers and diagrams
  • 1.2.3 Stage 1: Preparation
  • 1.2.4 Stage 2: Find a way in
  • 1.2.5 Stage 3: Details
  • 1.2.6 Stage 4: Extracting the information
  • 1.2.7 Summary
  • 1.3 Qualitative evidence
  • 1.3.1 What evidence are we reading?
  • 1.3.2 Stages in reading qualitative evidence
  • 1.3.3 Stage 1: Preparation
  • 1.3.4 Stage 2: Find a way in
  • 1.3.5 Stage 3: Details
  • 1.3.6 Stage 4: Extracting the information
  • 1.3.7 Summary
  • 1.4 Conclusion
  • Take the next step
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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