Research knowledge

How should you read a research claim?

Keep the question, evidence, method and scope together. A source-linked explanation helps readers inspect what a study does and does not establish.

01 / Explore the explanation

Start with the question

Identify the setting and the question before reading a finding as a general statement.

02 / Explore the explanation

Read the approach

Participant accounts, observations and document analysis provide contextual evidence. A purposive qualitative study is not a national prevalence survey.

03 / Explore the explanation

Follow the original

Keep author order, publication type, date and source visible. Read the limitations and original publication before applying an interpretation elsewhere.

Move from explanation to exploration

Try the relationship.

The activity is a way to inspect an idea. Keep its learning aim and assumptions visible as you change the representation.

Open the related experience

Sources and further reading

An original website editorial explanation with fictional teaching examples. It is not a quotation or article authored by Dr Sako.