The first two pages need to contain a summary, in your own words (watch out for plagiarism), of the article’s:
Purpose
Methodology
Results
Main conclusions
The second two pages need to contain the following:
Your general opinion of the quality of the article
A critique of the article’s methodology (including major flaws or drawbacks)
A future study you would conduct in this area based on the findings in the article (i.e., what would be the next logical step in research based on the article findings).
Papers will be graded based on the quality of the summary, the full justification of your critique, and the quality of your research recommendations. Proper grammar and use of APA style will also contribute to the final grade. Headings are recommended to show you have addressed all required sections.
Papers will be graded according to quality of the summary and critique and full justification of arguments made. Headings are strongly recommended within the paper that show you have addressed all the areas mentioned. In addition to these four pages, include a title page and a reference page. The title page should include your name, the title of your paper, and a running head. The reference page should include the citation to the article you are summarizing (in APA format) as well as any other sources you used to complete your paper. The title page and reference page do not count toward the 4 page limit. Some other important points for the paper include:
First, while the paper is to be written in APA format, an Abstract is NOT required. The Abstract is a 250 word summary of the paper that is included in a research or other article that appears in a journal. Since you are not writing a journal article, an Abstract is NOT required.
Second, the title of your paper can be most anything you’d like as long as it is relevant to the article. You could have a title like this: “A Critical Review of [Article Name]”, but whatever you decide is fine with me.
Third, the reference section of your paper must include the full reference to the article you are reviewing. This reference should be in APA format. You can include other references as well, if you use them in your critique of the article. These could be other articles, online sources, etc., and you should use APA format for each of these different kinds of references.
Fourth, you need to include a Running Head on the title page of your paper and in the header for each page in your paper. The Running Head is a brief title (40 characters or less). The Running Head should conform to APA style.
If you are unfamiliar with APA style, here is a link to helpful online resources that provide summaries of the style components: http://www.apastyle.org/
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