850 Article Summary

Will be checked on turnitin.com Must be done using your own words. I already have the first paragraph done..(the intro) below is the rubric and attached is the article…

 

Journal Article Summary Rubric 

ï‚· Each summary is worth 25 points. 

ï‚· You may choose to summarize a journal article based on a topic covered in a chapter of the course 

textbook. 

ï‚· The article must be from a peer reviewed journal. 

o You may use the library or online databases (e.g. ProQuest, Psychinfo). 

ï‚· You must follow APA format 

o Resource: Google – Owl Purdue APA 

ï‚· Summary Requirements 

o 850 Words 

o Double Spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font 

o Title of article 

o Title and date of research journal 

o Name(s) of author(s) 

ï‚· Summary Format 

o Goal(s) of the experiment (what authors were studying) 

o Methodology (steps in collecting data) 

o Results (conclusion) 

o Personal critique (i.e., your thoughts, opinions, reactions) 

 

APA style 

 

 / 2 

Hypothesis 

statement 

/ 4 

Methodology 

summary 

/ 9 

Results summary 

 

/ 6 

Grammar/structure 

 

/ 4 

– proper citation of 

article, per APA 6th

 

edition 

– identify the 

specific research 

question being 

addressed and the 

outcome predicted 

by the author(s) 

 

– identify the 

independent and 

dependent 

variables 

– describe the 

population 

– describe how the 

study was 

conducted 

– discuss the 

findings of the 

study 

– was the 

hypothesis 

supported? 

– identify the 

implications of the 

research findings 

– proper grammar and 

sentence structure 

– use of complete 

sentences 

– everything is in your 

OWN words 

– avoid the overuse of 

quotations