Question

you are the director of the research department at a teaching hospital. You are regularly published in the medical journal, and you are also responsible for the content and accuracy of your staff's research articles. You also serve as an unofficial "editor", reading and offering suggesting to the department members.What are some factors to consider when critiquing another person's work, and how might you jidge the articles's effectiveness.

You'll need to consider the accuracy of the facts, first. Then, did the person make these facts clear to the reader? How can this article be improved?


Read the material <I>aloud</I>. (Reading aloud slows down your reading, so you are less likely to skip over problems.)

If the reading goes smoothly, that is fine. However, wherever you "stumble" in your reading, other persons are likely to have a problem in reading the material. Those "stumbles" indicate areas that need revising.

I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.