Description
Research: Full text – Online and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
Abstract
Provide a brief (no more than 120 words) summary of what you’ve written in your
summary. Keep this section double-spaced and the text justified, per APA style. Do not use first-person language. Do not include citations. This is not the introduction. This is not the full article summary. Nothing else should be on this page except the abstract.
Introduction
Start your response here. Read and summarize the article, making sure that you discuss the purpose, methods, and results of the article. Remember to use in-text citations when appropriate (anytime you are referring to information from the article).
Hypothesis & Variables
Start your response here. A good summary will have naturally discussed the hypothesis and variables; in this section, you are simply restating them. Identify the hypothesis. Identify the variables (independent variable – IV and dependent variable – DV). Identify whether the hypothesis was proven or disproven.
Analysis
Start your response here. Identify the shortcomings of the research. You may use the following questions to guide you: Were there confounding variables (other factors that could have influenced the outcome)? Were the participants used diverse enough in number and kind to represent larger populations? How was the study funded? Are there any apparent conflicts of interest? Are there any apparent ethical issues, etc.
