Research Article

article_worksheet.docx

Your name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Article title (and source): ___________________________________________________________

Look for a peer-reviewed article that talks about a health-related issue of your choice. Read through it and answer the questions provided below.

Step 1. What is the purpose/hypothesis/aim/objective of the article?
a. Write down a statement that describes what they were discussing. (Hint: This information may be provided in the article as a purpose statement or as a hypothesis). Include quotation marks around the exact wording.
b. Now describe the purpose of the study(s) discussed (as you understand it) in your own words.
c. What are researchers trying to discover through their study? In other words, what is the “gap” in the research that the authors were trying to fill by doing their study?
Step 2. What is/are the major finding(s) of the study cited?
a. Make some notes about the researchers’ major conclusions or findings as written in the article. Include quotation marks whenever you use their exact wording.
b. Now write those conclusions (as you understand them) in your own words.
Step 3. How did the authors test their hypothesis?
a. Briefly summarize the main steps or measurements that the authors used in their methods. Try to explain in your own words as much as possible.
b. Do the authors suggest any problems or limitations with their methodology? Do you see any problems or limitations with their methodology?
c. How did the authors analyze their data? What test/s did they use? (You may need to look at the journal article to find out)