Reading academic papers is hard. The reading below talks about a three-pass process. In this class, we will discuss reading academic papers, how to apply this process, common pitfalls, and paper reading mindset.

Reading

• How to Read a Paper by S. Keshav

Things to note

The above reading was not written by a CER researcher, so here is some interpolating:

1. Here are some categories for CER papers
   1. Experimental studies
   2. Case studies
   3. Quasi-experimental studies
   4. Literature review
   5. Opinion paper
   6. Experience report
   7. Introduction of or application of an educational/CER theory
2. CER Theories
   1. We have some but there are not many
   2. Moreover, they are not widely used. If a paper does use one, this often strengthens the paper
3. Besides just reading section/subsection headers it is useful to read captions and glance at the figures/tables.