NS 1150 Online Module 1: From Popular Claim to Credible Evidence: Read and Evaluate Scholarly Articles

Once you've found scholarly articles linked to the popular claim, your job's not done! You still need to read the scientific article to see if actually says what the popular literature says it does, if it really supports the claim, if the study is peer-reviewed (vetted by experts in the field), well-designed and credible itself, and if you agree with the conclusions.

This video from the University of Minnesota Libraries explains how to read scientific articles.

Watch this 3 minute intro to peer review video by North Carolina State University or read this short introduction by the University of Texas at Austin Library.

Watch the videos on reading and analyzing scientific literature and peer review, read the following scientific article and answer the questions in Activity 3 on your course site.