reading summary

  Criteria per section Excellent Good through Average Below Average Poor 6 Points Article Overview Section provides a summary of the work, including its goals, findings, and conclusion

Yes, the section explains: ● the research

objective (why it is done, what researchers want to achieve)

● the methods that were employed (e.g., survey, experiment, statistical analysis),

● the results of the analysis

● the conclusion drawn from the data

Yes, the section provides summary, but some key elements were missing OR Some key elements were only described in passing, while others were explained in too much detail

No, the section does not provide a summary, but it covers a few relevant aspects

No, the section does not provide a summary

6 Points Key learning Points Section identifies the key learning points of the article and critically assesses them

Yes, the section identifies all key learning points (= a few important, high-level insights, resulting from the research). Compares new insights against the original premise and objective of the research (How well does the research fulfil its own objectives?)

Yes, the section generally identifies key learning points but misses some of minor importance The section provides some comparison of key learning points and the research premise but misses some aspect The section provides generally a good critical

No, key learning points are generally not identified and critically assessed, but there are some relevant passages

No, the section does not provide key learning points or completely fails to assess them critically

Evaluates the merits of the findings (e.g. Are the findings convincing, given the presented data? Are there alternative interpretations of the presented data? Does the research succeed with regard to its own objectives? etc.)

assessment, however with some weaknesses

4 points Follow-on Research Section presents relevant other work that has been done in the research area (1-2 references), compares it with the research presented in the article, and critically assesses how the new research relates to the article.

Yes, presents the key insights from 1-2 relevant references that relate to the presented research. Critically assesses how the new research relates to the article (e.g. does it further support the findings? Does it come to different conclusions?)

Yes, presents key insights from 1-2 relevant references but shows some weaknesses in connecting the new research to the article.

No, the presented follow-on research is not fully relevant to the topic though a good attempt was made to link it to the findings in the article OR The follow-on research is relevant, but only poorly linked to the findings in the article

No relevant follow-on research presented.

4 points Implications Section explains how the main insights gained from the article discussion (Key learning points) and the section on follow on research together

Yes, main insights across all sections are identified, summarized, and related to the purpose of the course.

Yes, main insights across all sections are identified and summarized. Some weaknesses in how they relate to the purpose of the course.

No, main insights across all sections are only poorly identified and summarized but an attempt was made to relate them to the purpose of the course. OR

No insights presented and related to the content of the course.

contribute to the topic of the course

The main insights across all sections are only presented, without an attempt to relate them to the content of the course

Writing (no points, but deduction possible) Full citations given, no obvious grammar and spelling errors, overall a clean appearance

Yes Yes No (deduction) No (deduction)