Master's level Educational Psychology Article Critique

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PSY-FP6100 - Section 01

[u02a1] - Article Critique and Recommendation

Moore , Ashley

Overall Comments

Ashley,

Your assessment had some good content.  The description of the article was interesting and your review was informative. To make it scholarly, you must add citations for the article. 

Dr. Mary

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Distinguished

Criterion

Explain the importance of valid and reliable research in professional practice.

(14%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not explain the importance of having valid and reliable research in professional practice. not selected Discusses how research is cited to justify changes in practice, but does not analyze the importance of having valid and reliable research. not selected Explains the importance of having valid and reliable research in professional practice. selected Distinguished Explains the importance of having valid and reliable research in professional practice, analyzes how evidence-based practice has changed over time, and discusses the positives and negatives of the changes.

Comments:

You added helpful information about the importance of valid and reliable research and how it changed over time. I was glad to see that you included a source for the information.

Criterion

Justify the appropriateness of a study's design and methodology based on topic and research questions.

(14%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not justify the appropriateness of a study's design and methodology based on topic and research questions. not selected Identifies a study's design and methodology, but does not determine if it is appropriate, based on the topic and research questions. selected Proficient Justifies the research design and methodology of a study based on topic and research questions. not selected Evaluates methodology based on topic and research questions; suggests criteria that could be used to justify the relevance.

Comments:

You provided a helpful explanation of the methodology. You needed to add suggestions of criteria that could justify the relevance.

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Analyze the multiple perspectives provided in the article.

(14%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not analyze the multiple perspectives provided in the article. not selected Identifies, but does not analyze, the multiple perspectives provided in the article. selected Proficient Analyzes the multiple perspectives provided in the article. not selected Evaluates the multiple perspectives provided in the article and identifies the assumptions on which the perspectives are based.

Comments:

You discussed some differing perspectives about how the article was written. The comments were thoughtful and informative. For a distinguished score, you need to identify the assumptions for the perspectives.

Criterion

Evaluate the author's credibility and authority.

(14%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not evaluate the credibility and authority of the author of a research article. not selected Describes the background of the article's author, but does not reach a conclusion about credibility and authority. not selected Evaluates the credibility and authority of the author of a research article. selected Distinguished Evaluates the credibility and authority of the author of a research article and summarizes reviews of the author's previous work.

Comments:

Your comments about the credibility and authority of the author was well done. You addressed the previous work and background.

Criterion

Evaluate the credibility and authority of a research article.

(14%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not evaluate the credibility and authority of a research article. not selected Cites a personal opinion about the credibility and authority of a research article, but does not refer to scholarly sources to support opinion. selected Proficient Evaluates the credibility and authority of a research article. not selected Evaluates the credibility and authority of a research article and cites references to scholars in the field that support the research.

Comments:

You evaluated the credibility and authority of the article. It was helpful to discuss the standards for acceptance. Were there other scholars that supported the research?

Criterion

Make a recommendation for professional practice, supported by current literature.

(15%) Competency

Evaluate information sources and research designs that are used to answer research questions in educational psychology.

not selected Does not make a recommendation based on best practices or supported by current literature. not selected Makes a recommendation, but may not refer to best practices or may not provide support of current literature. not selected Makes a recommendation for professional practice, supported by current literature. selected Distinguished Makes a recommendation for professional practice, supported by current literature, and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate outcomes.

Comments:

Your comments about the implications of the study were insightful and informative. How do you think that you would personally apply any results?

Criterion

Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format citations using APA style.

(15%) Competency

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with university expectations for graduate education, including discipline knowledge and current APA formatting standards.

not selected Does not write clearly and logically, the writing shows little attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and does not correctly format citations using APA style. not selected Uses sentence structure that is mostly clear, with a few minor spelling or grammatical errors, but fails to attribute quotes and citations in a few places, or allows some inconsistencies in APA style. selected Proficient Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and formats citations correctly using APA style. not selected Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, with no errors. Formats citations correctly using APA style, and all information is accurate and up-to-date.

Comments:

In the first paragraph, you listed the title of the article; however, the citation was missing. Only a few of the article citations were added. Whenever you discuss the article, a citation must be added.