Please post your Summary of an Academic Journal Article in your GROUP discussion area. The guidelines for the Summary of an Academic Journal Article assignment can be found here:Summarize Journal_Article. Remember to review the Writing Guidelines
Actions and the guidelines for Citations and References in APA Style Actions found in the Course Resources Module as you are writing your paper! A sample of excellent student work for this assignment can be found here: Excellent Summary of Academic Journal Article.
You will also respond to TWO peers’ posts in the discussion area (minimum of 150 words each). These responses are not part of your five required weekly discussions.
Objectives: to practice locating academic journal articles; to gain familiarity with the scientific method and the format of empirical academic journal articles; to practice utilizing APA style of citations and references.
Minimum Length: 750 words (not including references); put the word count at the end of your assignment; submissions that do not meet the minimum word count will automatically receive a 10% deduction and may be returned for revisions.
Format: See Style Guidelines located in the Module 1.
Required Citations and References: You are required to cite and reference the article you are analyzing using APA Style. Details about APA style can be found in the Style Guidelines located in the Week Zero Module.
Refer back to the article that you submitted for the Abstract assignment. Once you have received approval from the instructor to use an article, skim the article to get an idea of the topic. Now read the entire article again, focusing on answering the questions below.
NOTE: I do not expect you to understand everything in the article, especially in the results section, which may contain a lot of statistical terminology. Read for overall understanding without getting too distracted by the unfamiliar terms.
Write a brief report summarizing the research article that you read. Your report should be written in a standard essay format, with an introduction (stating the purpose of your paper), body, and conclusion. Be sure to answer all of the following questions in your report:
NOTE: Be sure to review the Style Guidelines before submitting your report. Remember, no more than 10% of your report should be quoted material.
Grading Rubric
%
Possible |
Dimension | Sophisticated | Developed | Developing | Absent | Your
% |
10 | Clear understanding of author’s research question(s) | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Summarizes key findings from past literature and identifies how current study is influenced by it | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Accurately identifies hypotheses and variables | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Accurately identifies the method used in the study and its advantages/disadvantages | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Accurately identifies the sampling technique used in the study and its advantages/disadvantages | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
20 | Clearly describes the major findings of the study | 20 | 17 | 15 | 0 | |
10 | Identifies key limitations of the study | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Mechanics (e.g. spelling, grammar, format, organization, cohesion and academic voice) | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
10 | Appropriate usage of citations and references in APA style | 10 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0 | |
100 | Your % | % |