Article Analysis

Abstract (if needed) [replace what is provided in brackets]

[According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), “An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper” (APA, 2020, p. 38). The only purpose of the Abstract is to summarize the goals, purpose, findings, conclusions, and any recommendations of the essay. The Abstract allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, it enables persons interested in the document to retrieve it from abstracting and indexing databases. An abstract may range from 150 to 250 words (APA, 2020). The first line of the abstract should not be indented. An abstract may not be required for all papers; adhere to your instructor’s requirements.]

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[Title of Your Paper: Notice How the Title Is Top of Page, Centered, and Bold]

Introduction

Include an introduction to the paper by describing indicating what the research is about. Tell the reader what the focus of the research is and state the hypotheses or research questions.    

Procedures of the Study

Identify the subjects and the procedures used in the study. This can be found in the Methods Section.

Variables or Research Questions

Present the variables and how each was measured.  Be specific.  Identify the name of the measurement and a brief description of each.  

Discussion of Results

Discuss the results of the study.  Did the data support the stated hypotheses?  Use the results and discussion section for this.      

Critique of the Study

Critique the study.  Specify what was done well and what could have been improved.  Some other questions to answer include:  

· Was the research valuable? 

· Was the study practical/helpful? To whom? 

· Was the study done ethically? 

· Should more research be done in this area? 

· To whom do the results of this study affect?  

· What should be the next step to be in this line of research?  

Conclusion

This is a short summary of the analysis.

References

Surname, A. A., & Surname B. B. (Year). Reference entry titles are written in sentence case: Sentence case titles for articles and shorter works are plain text and capitalized as if you were writing a sentence. Publication Name, 234(2), 40-190. https://doi.org/12.029303 (Example of journal article with DOI)

Surname, C. C. (Year). This is the title of a book about China and India: Notice that book titles and titles of longer works are italicized. Publisher Name. (Example of book and e-book. Writers are no longer required to identify e-book platform (e.g. “Kindle”) or database (e.g. “EBSCO”). For e-books, provide a DOI or URL if one is available. Read more on p. 321 of the manual.)

The Purdue OWL contains a useful APA style guide which will be updated in early Spring 2020 to reflect changes in the 7th edition. Click here to visit the OWL, but bear in mind that some of these materials need updating.