Unit 2 - Research and organization
Reading strategies and reading plans
How
do I go about reading?
Reading = reading? Not really. Reading fiction is primarily for enjoyment and entertainment. When you are reading scientific texts, however, it is important how (efficiency) you grasp which (effectiveness) content and information. You should always keep in mind the developed question or hypothesis and the corresponding topic to be researched.
What are reading strategies and what should you look for when reading academic texts?
Research shows that competent readers actively shape their reading and comprehension process independently and self-regulated. From these processes, action steps can be derived that can be applied and practised as so-called reading strategies.
Learning these strategies does not happen overnight. To apply the techniques, the following useful tips will help you:
What is a reading plan and how do you create one for your assignments?
Reading plans help you to better organize your reading material.
So, if you have already made a literature selection, an overview can be useful for better editing your term paper. We'll show you the easiest way to do that here:
