PSYC101 Journal Article Review Assignment – Part 1
Article
Content Identification and Summary
Due: 11:55pm ETSunday at the end ofWeek
3of the 8-week course term
You may work
on this assignment ahead of its deadline but may not submit
it prior to Week 3.
Points Possible: 60
OVERVIEW: This is Part 1 of a two-part assignmentdesigned to
guideyou through the steps of critically
reviewing a published, evidence-based, scholarly journal
article. This is an activity in which students engage
frequently across their college careers in the completion of
a variety of
assignments. The article you review will be selected from
the classroom Resources folder.
For Part 1 and Part 2 of this assignment, demonstration of
foundational skills needed to complete an article review is
the goal, not the
composition of an actual research paper or essay. You will be
answering a series of questions,
each linked to an important article review element, rather
than writing a traditional
style paper.
Due by the end of Week 3 of the 8-week course term, Part
1 requires the identification and summarization of various
components of the
article you select from the classroom Resources folder.
In completing Part 1 you will:
–Select a published scholarly article from a set of
pre-approved,
evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles located in the
classroom
Resources Folder titled, “Evidence-Based Journal Articles”
and explain why the
selected article was of interest to you;
–Demonstrate knowledge of how to properly cite the selected
article’s author(s), year of publication, title, and in what
journal it was
published, in compliance with APA formatting rules;
–Describe the research method used by the selected
article’s author(s);
–Summarize the selected article’s key points following the
assignment instructions;
Part 1 Instructions:
To avoid
point loss, be sure to read all sequentially and carefully
and don’t jump ahead
to answer questions.
From the Resources subfolder in the classroom titled,
“Evidence-Based Journal
Articles” (access it by first clicking Resources, then
clicking this subfolder
title, select an article from ONE of the folder categories.
NOTE: This
assignment requires the use of ONE article only. Points
possible per assignment section are
included below. Your instructor will
assign points based on the degree to which your responses are
instructions
compliant and accurate, and articulated clearly, succinctly
and thoroughly
(that is, did you answer all parts of each question correctly
and with adequate
detail), in writing that meets college level communication
standards and shows
knowledge of the location and content of key article
components. All answers must be your original words or
paraphrases of material in your selected article or the
course textbook. No other sources may be used. Copying from
published material is a
violation of the University policy on academic integrity and
will void all
points for this assignment with no option for revision and
submission.
Enter your name and
student ID here: ___________________
Then respond to the
following succinctly and thoroughly in the spaces below.
NOTE: You must
complete your work in this document, save and attach it to
the PSYC101 Journal
Article Review Assignment – Part 1 classroom Assignment page;
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at the top,
middle or bottom of pages.
While you may not remove or reorder items or change font
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item moving from or to the top, middle or bottom of a page as
a result of your
response entries directly below each item as required taking
more lines in most
cases than the small space currently showing is to be
expected and is not of
concern.
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ARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
– 10 points possible
NOTE:
Both Number 1 and Number 2 below must be completed to earn
these points
1. In the space below explain why you picked the article you
selected for this assignment from the classroom Resources
folder. Include a description of what about the focus
of the article you chose captured your interest and why.
2. APA Citation Format
Show in the spaces below how you would source credit and
reference-list (in APA formatting style), if you were
writing a formal paper, the article you selected in the body
of the paper and
in a Reference list that would be attached to the end of the
paper (for
examples of how to correctly source credit in APA formatting
style see the classroom
Resources folder entitled, “APA Formatting Guides”):
a. I would source credit my selected article in the body of
a paper as follows:
b. I would reference-list my selected article in Reference list
that would be
attached to the end of a paper as follows
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Note: While Part 2 of
the Journal Article Review assignment, which is due in Week
6, includes minimum
answer length requirements, hereno minimum lengths are
required for the items below
because answer length may vary depending on the amount of
descriptive detail
your selected article includes and your answers will be
graded for
thoroughness, accuracy and clarity in covering article
details. It is expected, however, that none of the following
items can be adequately addressed in fewer than 100 words.
You answers must be articulated in complete
thought sentences and not include lists, bulleted items or
sentence fragments.
ARTICLE SUMMARY –
40 points possible
1. Introduction (also referred to as lead-in
information)
In the space below summarize the key introductory points made
in the beginning
of your selected article Note: In some
articles this information is under the heading “Introduction”
and in others it
is not, but every article will contain “lead-in” introductory
information.
2. Research Methods
a. Describe the research design that your selected article’s
author(s) used in
conducting the study (Ex: survey or inventory, individual or
group interview,
case study, laboratory controlled or naturalistic
observation).
b. Identify by name in the space below any specific measures
(surveys, inventories, tests, etc.) used by your selected
article’s author(s)
in the study (Ex: the Psychological Distress Symptom
Checklist; the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory; the Attitudes about
Seeking Professional
Psychological Help Survey; or measures developed by the
article author[s]).
c. Describe in the space below characteristics of the
participants (sometimes called “subjects”) involved in the
research study
conducted by the author(s) of your selected article. Examples
of this type of information
include: The number of persons who
participated; participant demographics (age, gender, race and
ethnicity,
college or employment status, geographic location); whether
participants were
paid to participate in the study or if no compensation was
provided to them for
their participation
3. Findings/Analysis
a. Identify in the space below the types of statistical
analyses used by the
author(s) of your selected article Note:
You are likely not at this point in your college career an
expert on
statistical analyses but don’t have to be in order to
complete this portion of
the assignment which only requires listing them by name.
b. In the space below, summarize the research findings (often
referred to in
articles as “results”) of the study conducted by the
author(s) of your selected
article.
4. Conclusion/Discussion
Summarize in the space below the conclusions reached by the
author(s) of
your selected article. Note: These may be
found under the heading “Conclusion” or “Discussion” or in
paragraphs near the
end of the article and are based on the research findings of
the author(s) of
your selected article.
___________________________________________________________________________PSYC101
Journal Article Review Assignment – Part
2
Article Analysis, Connection, and
Reflection
Due:11:55pm ETSunday at the
end ofWeek 6of the 8-week course term
You may work
on this assignment ahead of its deadline but may not submit
it prior to Week 6.
Points Possible: 140OVERVIEW: For
Part I of this two-part assignment you identified and
summarized elements of a
published scholarly article selected from the classroom
Resources Folder. For Part 2, which is due by the end of Week
6, you will analyze, connect, and reflect on aspects of your
selected article. Note that the words “succinct” and “thorough”
repeat regularly in the instructions below.
They will serve as reminders that this is a formal assignment
and
sentence fragments, bulleted lists, conversational or other
types of casual
language cannot be used. In completing Part 2 you will:
–Describe a research method alternative
to the one used by your selected article’s author(s) to study
the same
phenomena– Evaluate the potential impact on the “real world”
of your
selected article’s research;– Apply three concepts from
required textbook readings;– Identify an aspect of the article’s
topic focus about
which you would like to know moreIn composing your work
use complete and clearly articulated sentences in one or more
paragraphs, as
assigned below, a minimum of 250 words each and citing
sources in the body of
your writing and in a References list attached to the end of
it. Proofread your work carefully as proper
spelling, grammar and writing structure are required. All
answers must
be your original words or paraphrases of material in your
selected article or
the course textbook. No other sources
may be used. Copying from published
material is a violation of the University policy on academic
integrity and will
void all points for this assignment with no option for
revision and submission.**You may work on this assignment ahead of
its deadline
but may not submit it prior to Week 6 of the 8-week course
term.Begin your Part 2 work here.Enter your name and
student ID here: ___________________Then respond to the
following succinctly and thoroughly in the spaces belowNOTE:
You must
complete your work in this document, save and attach it to
the assignment tab;
while you may want to do so as a back-up, content pasted into
the assignment
page Student Comments space cannot be accepted as a
substitute for an on-time
attachment submission and cannot be graded.
Inserting your answers here will change the number of
document pages and
the location of particular items at the top, middle or bottom
of pages. While you may not remove or reorder items or change font
size or other elements of this document and need to place
your responses
directly under each item, page number increases or an item
moving from the top,
middle or bottom of a page as a result of you entering your
responses is to be
expected and is not of concern.
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–30 points possible (15 points each)The authors of the article you
have selected for this
assignment used a particular research design, group of
participants, and set of
study methods to investigate a research question (sometimes
referred to in scholarly
articles as the “hypothesis tested”). As
you know from early assigned readings in the course textbook,
research
questions can be investigated using a variety of methods. 1.
Write a succinct
and thorough paragraph in the space below either justifying
or challenging the
use of your selected article’s research methods used to
examine its research
question. NOTE:
You must base your writing on the course textbook information
about
which research methods are best suited for which types of
studies, not on
personal opinion or preference, and choose just one position
here. A paragraph that both justifies and
challenges the use of an article’s research methods or that
states why one
position cannot be chosen cannot not be assigned points.
Include in the body of your writing
appropriately placed and formatted source citations for both
the article and
the course textbook.
2. Write a succinct and thorough
paragraph in the space below describing a research method
other than the one
noted in your selected article that the article author(s)
could have used to
conduct the same study and explain why it would be suitable
as an alternative
method. NOTE: The alternative research method you
select must be suited for the article’s study so you will
want to review the
assigned course readings on the various types of methods.
Include in the body of your writing
appropriately placed and formatted source citations for both
the article and
the course textbook.
CONNECTION –50
points possible (25 points each)1. In the space
below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250 words
minimum) describing three concepts, theories or
principles from the course textbook that can be related the
focus of your
selected article. NOTE: Research methods and statistical
analyses have already been addressed earlier in this
assignment and cannot be used as textbook concepts here.
Include in the body of your writing appropriately placed
and formatted source citations for both the article and the
course textbook.
2. One of the most interesting aspects of the field of
psychology is the
application of its concepts, theories, and principles to
everyday life. In
the space below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250
words minimum)
describing at least 3 different ways
that the research conducted by your selected article’s
author(s) can impact the
“real world”. Include in the body of your writing
appropriately placed and formatted source citations for the
article and the
course textbook (if you use the latter in the construction of
this paragraph).
REFLECTION– 50 points possible (25 points each)
1. Although the author(s) of your
selected article addressed many aspects of its focus of
study, it is inevitable
that components were not discussed that might also be
interesting. In the
space below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250
words minimum) explaining one aspect of your selected
article’s focus that the researchers did not mention that you
would like to
know more about. Include in the
body of your writing appropriately placed and formatted
source citations for
the article and the course textbook (if you use the latter in
the construction
of this paragraph). 2.
Combined, the Week 3 and Week 6 portions of this assignment
provided several opportunities,
to identify the key components of a published scholarly
journal article, to
demonstrate knowledge of research methods use in studying
psychological
phenomena, (Week 3); and second, to develop and hone article
summary and
analysis skills (Week 6). With the
second opportunity in mind, in the space
below, write a succinct and thorough paragraph (250 words
minimum) describing three aspects of summarizing and
reviewing a published scholarly journal article that you now
understand that
you didn’t know about before starting the assignment. NOTE:
You are
reflecting on your learning experience here, not summarizing
or evaluating the
selected article. This is the only part
of the assignment to be written personal reflection style. It
is expected that
you would have few or perhaps no source citations here, using
them only for
portions of your reflective work that are directly based on
either your
selected article or the course textbook.
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