850 Word Article Summary- Psychology Class.

Journal Article Summary Rubric

 Each summary is worth 25 points.

 You may choose to summarize a journal article based on a topic covered in a chapter of the course textbook.

 The article must be from a peer reviewed journal. o You may use the library or online databases (e.g. ProQuest, Psychinfo).

 You must follow APA format o Resource: Google - Owl Purdue APA

 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)

 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 6

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- 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