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JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE: REVIEW of RESEARCH ARTICLE

Course: ______________

Name: _____________________

I. AUTHOR(S):

TITLE:

DATE and JOURNAL:

1. THEORY GUIDING the RESEARCH: Note, there may or may not be a theory

1. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:

1. HYPOTHESES or QUESTIONS for RESEARCH:

If hypothesis set the hypothesis as follow

H1

Ho

Or

If Research questions merely list, the questions as

Research Question No. 1 or Research Question 1

Research Question No. 2 or Research Question 2

Or

If a Research Statement or Statement of the Problem merely states, the

problem

1. SOURCE of DATE, SAMPLE and PROCEDURES

Sample Population:

1. EMPRICAL STUDIES ON the Topic or Subject—this is your literature review information—list and briefly describe the major supporting studies noted in the journal article(s)

1. KEY CONCEPTS

Key Concepts: Note: some time identified at the bottom of the Abstract. Provide a brief definition of each of the key concepts

Variables: list all types indicated in the study. Indicate the independent variable, dependent variable, control variable, etc.

1. STATISTICAL PROCEDURES USED: You may also go beyond the study and elaborate more on this type of statistical technique and notice the type of research design utilized in this study and the statistical technique(s) requires/used. NOTE: this is a significant part of this critique since this is the STATISTICAL Section. Provide detail

IX. LIMITATIONS of STUDY

X. FINDINGS & DISCUSSION: (of the study). This section may also be called RESULTS (often does not have a discussion section.

XI. CONCLUSIONS (of the study, not your conclusion)

XII. OTHER NOTES: (Directions for further research; strength and weaknesses of the design; or reader’s reaction of article, etc…):

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