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53563633773 |
Type |
Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
OL502 Analyzing Academic Journal and Scholarly Writing
Student Worksheet: Analyzing an Academic Journal Article
Read the assigned journal article and answer the following questions. Answer the
questions in your own words, avoiding plagiarism, except where otherwise indicated.
If you do directly quote the article, make sure to cite the direct quote correctly (Direct
quotes require author names, year, and page number.)
Remember, the objective is for you to convey you can analyze and critically evaluate
a journal article, and not that you can copy/paste what the author wrote.
Part I: Purpose/hypothesis/aim/objective of the study.
1. Write down the exact statement in which the authors describe what they are
testing. This information may be provided in the article in the “Purpose Statement” or
as a hypothesis. Make sure you cite this direct quote appropriately according to APA
format.
2. Using your own words, describe the purpose of the study (hint: what was the
author trying to prove? Why is he/she doing the study in the first place?)
3. What was the “gap” in the research that the authors were trying to fill by
completing this study?
Part II: Major Findings
1. Make some notes about the authors’ major conclusions or findings as written in
the article. Include quotation marks and appropriate citations whenever you use their
exact wording, which includes page numbers).
2. Explain the conclusions in your own words.
Part III: Methodology
One of the characteristics of a qualitative or quantitative study is its ability to be
duplicated with the same results. For example, if I find five kids, and I ask them, “Do
you like chocolate ice cream?”
and all of them said, “Yes”, could I generalize this to the entire population? In other
words, is it accurate to say that 100% of all U.S. children like ice cream just because
the five in my study did? You’ll likely tell me “No”, and I would agree.
However, if I were to conduct my study in a school where I chose students, at
random, which represented all the demographics in a particular location, and my
sample size was large enough (let’s say 500) and 375 tell me they like chocolate ice
cream and 125 say they do not.
Can I generalize this and say that 75% of all U.S. children like chocolate ice cream?
If you’re following my line of logic, you would probably say “maybe”, but I think you
would definitely say it would be a better sample than just the five children I surveyed
earlier.
More importantly, if my result was 75%, how likely is it that someone else could
contact the same study, with a similar sample, and reach the same conclusion
(within a certain margin of error)? If the study is done correctly, the samples are
representative of the population, and the sample size is large enough, we can
generalize the results of a study to the population with surprising accuracy.
This is what I mean by a study being replicable. After all, if a study is not able to be
replicated, how do we know the information being provided is accurate? The answer
is, simply, “we don’t”.
It’s important in your study that you describe the methodology you use to answer
your research question. You have to carefully describe what you did, your sample
size, the demographic, the location of the study, etc. so that if someone wanted to
replicate your study, they would reach similar results.
Let’s use this to answer the questions in step 3:
1. Briefly summarize the main steps or measurements that the authors used in their
methods. Try to explain in your own words as much as possible, and describe the
methods in detail.
2. Do the authors suggest any problems or limitations with their methodology? (Hint:
Limitations is a section). Do you see any problems or limitations with their
methodology?
3. How did the authors analyze their data? What test/s did they use?
Reliability
1. Do the authors suggest any problems with the study that could lead to unreliable
results?
2. Do the conclusions made (about the results) by the author make sense to you?
Are the conclusions too broad or too narrow based on what was actually done in the
study?
3. Based on the methodology and reliability, do you think the conclusions can be
believed?
4. Write, in your own words, the significant contributions of the experimental work in
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE |
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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