Solved: RESEARCH ARTICLE ANALYSIS
Written Assignment: RESEARCH ARTICLE ANALYSIS
Choose an empirical (i.e. scientific) research article from a professional research journal. You can use one of the articles provided below or you can find one of your own articles from a professional journal. Remember, your article must be a research article You can tell it is a research journal article,
and not just an editorial article, because a research article will have the 7 parts of a research article (i.e. Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References). Once you have chosen your research journal article, then write up a 3-4 page analysis of your chosen research article answering the questions in the “Reading a Research Article” (attached to this page).
FORMAT: 3 or more pages, 1" margins, double spaced, normal 11-12 point font. All papers must be neatly typed and proofread. Write up answers in the following format:
Question 1. Answer.
Question 2. Answer.
Question 3. Answer. etc.
DUE DATE: (Final Exam due date)
GRADING: This written assignment is worth 50 points. Points will be reduced for spelling, grammar, etc., and for lack of content.
Reading a Research Article
Directions: Choose an empirical study from a research journal. Note: To be a research study, it must have all 7 parts (Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References). Once you have your article, then answer the following questions:
- Write the reference for your research article in APA style.
- Write an overview or brief summary of the article. Indicate your assessment of what the study is about and the major findings of the study.
- According to the introduction, what information was already known about the topic (look for references to previous research)?
- What variables were studied? What were the hypotheses concerning these variables?
- What were the operational definitions of the variables studied (Note: an operational definition is defining a variable according to how you will measure or manipulate it.
For example, one could define depression according to a certain score on a Depression Scale.)? - Who were the participants in this study? What were their demographic
characteristics? Were there any special subject characteristics? - What were the procedures used to test the hypotheses? Did you notice any problematic features of the procedures?
- Was the experimental (i.e. cause & effect) or correlational (i.e. show relationship) method used? Were there attempts to control any extraneous variables? How?
- What were the major results of the study? Were the results consistent with the hypotheses?
- How do the results relate to other studies cited in the introduction?
- How did the researcher interpret the results? Can you think of alternative interpretations?
- Did the author give suggestions for future research or applications? Can you provide other suggestions?
- What would you do if you wished to find out more about this research topic?