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Article Critique 1

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin.

Instructions

Two 3-5 paged article critique is due during the term.  The paper must be a critique of a published empirical study. Specific details are included later in the syllabus .  Students will be randomly assigned due dates for the critique. 

Empirical Article Critique (3-5 pages)

Empirical Article critiques are graded in accordance to the requirements listed below.  The critique must include the following things:

1.              The content of the critique must contain the following sections:

a.     summary of the article (this is your summary, not the abstract from the article). Summary should discuss purpose of paper, hypothesis, methods (participants, instruments), & results (this is approximately 1 – 2 pages)

b.     How is the article related to a topic covered in class?  Make explicit links.  Describe how the authors advanced our textbook knowledge. (this is approximately – 1 page)

c.     Were there limitations to the authors findings? What would have to change if the study was replicated on a different ethnic group and/or a different social economic group? (this is approximately – 1 page)

d.    State your concluding remarks.  What are your personal reactions to the points made? (this is approximately – 1 page) 

2.              APA formatted reference of the article

3.              You must attach the article along with your critique.

 The topic of Article  “Journal of Research on Adolescent”  

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