Active reading involves actively engaging with a text to find specific information, while critical reading aims to analyze, evaluate, and develop insight. When reading around a text, one pays attention to metadata like the title, authors, and publication details to assess a text's relevance. Skimming involves reading at a surface level to get the general idea and locate the main points in paragraphs in order to find needed information efficiently.
Active reading involves actively engaging with a text to find specific information, while critical reading aims to analyze, evaluate, and develop insight. When reading around a text, one pays attention to metadata like the title, authors, and publication details to assess a text's relevance. Skimming involves reading at a surface level to get the general idea and locate the main points in paragraphs in order to find needed information efficiently.
Active reading involves actively engaging with a text to find specific information, while critical reading aims to analyze, evaluate, and develop insight. When reading around a text, one pays attention to metadata like the title, authors, and publication details to assess a text's relevance. Skimming involves reading at a surface level to get the general idea and locate the main points in paragraphs in order to find needed information efficiently.
Active reading involves actively engaging with a text to find specific information, while critical reading aims to analyze, evaluate, and develop insight. When reading around a text, one pays attention to metadata like the title, authors, and publication details to assess a text's relevance. Skimming involves reading at a surface level to get the general idea and locate the main points in paragraphs in order to find needed information efficiently.
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1. What is the difference between Active and Critical Reading?
Active reading Critical reading
As part of a reading comprehension Read to analyze and evaluate. strategy. Waiting for ideas to come while Actively participate in the reading reading. process. Read with the goal of gaining insight Read with a specific focus to Find into the material the information you need for the The skill of looking at what is task. missing in a text. The ability to Use skimming for general meaning. reason, agree and disagree with the Scan text to find specific test when considering how relevant information that highlights key a text is to the task. information. Reasoning skills to recognize Take notes. multiple opinions in a text when it is not clearly presented The skill of judging whether a source is trustworthy or not The skill of distinguishing between facts and opinions
2. Reading around a Text
Use when researching a topic and looking for relevant literature to support the article. Save time reading to know if the reading is helpful or not. Pay attention to the following information: title, subtitle, author, information in the abstract, year of publication, who published it, images provided. Task 2: Article 1 Title: To Delegate or Not to Delegate Subtitle: A Review of Control Frameworks for Autonomous Cars Author(s): Dale Richards and Alex Stedmon Publication date: 2016 Who published it?: Applied Ergonomics Image(s): No Article 2 Title: Driverless Cars Work Great in Sunny California. But How About in a Blizzard? Subtitle: No Author(s): Brian Fung Publication date: 2016, 28 January Who published it?: The Washington Post Image(s): 1 image describe the road and a car is running in a Blizzard 3. Skimming a Text Read on the surface to get the gist and find a general idea. Useful when searching or reviewing material and need to see if an article or book is useful for the job. Skimming: locate the main idea of each paragraph and take notes to locate information. Task 3 1. State the reason for the introduction of the term autonomous system. 2. Provide evidence of people's needs and desires for autonomous vehicles. 3. Evidence of technology transfer from other fields into the automotive community. 4. Emphasize the benefits of applying automation for humans. 5. The user is not autonomous. 6. The need for transparency. 7. Explain the meaning of self-driving cars. 8. Provide academic evidence of automation levels. 9. Emphasize what automated systems are helping people. 10. State the aspect of the trust people have in the system. 11. Discuss the factors influencing the adoption of self-driving cars. 12. Summarize the main idea in the article and reinforce the point about the importance of human consciousness for self-driving cars. Task 4 9a 10b 1c 4d 2e 6f 12g 8h 11i 7j 5k 3I