Research Article Summary for CSD 204- 2020
Constructing an article summary or abstract will encourage you to read and consolidate the most relevant components of the article. The parts of a research article generally include the following: Title, author information, abstract, introduction, methodology, results/findings, discussion/conclusion, and references. It will help to read the abstract and/or the discussion before you read the whole article. Please respond with one double-spaced page, Times New Roman 12 point Font,
Access to the article is on the D2L page for the course.
Grading Rubric
1. State the research question 5 points
2. State the hypothesis/hypotheses 5 points
3. Briefly describe the methodology (research design, participants, procedures) 5 points
4. Describe the results. Were the results significant? 5 points
5. Explain the implications of the results 5 points
6. Grammaticality 5 points
Please see the following websites for help with summarizing articles: Andrews University: Guidelines for Writing an Article Summary
UConn: How to Summarize a Research Article
American Psychological Association (APA) Format
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Formatting and Style Guide