Journal Article Review Worksheet (Fulfills the General Education Outcome of Scie

Journal
Article Review Worksheet (Fulfills the General Education Outcome of Scientific
Literacy)
OBJECTIVES:
·
To find
an idea that is of interest to you to research. Some examples could be
addictions, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, anger, anxiety, autism, Bi-polar disorder,
bullying, children, death and dying, depression, eating disorders, emotional
health, hypnosis, learning, memory, obesity, parenting, personality, PTSD,
psychoactive drugs, Schizophrenia, sleep, suicide, or stress. Consider paging through the text for ideas.
·
To research
this idea using the psycARTICLES data base.
·
To critically read a professional, psychology peer reviewed journal article
related to this idea-published from the year 2010 or more recent.
·
To complete the Student Worksheet:
Analyzing a Journal Article
·
To be aware
of where academic and scholarly research articles in psychology are stored
Before
you begin:
Please view two clips to
prepare you for this assignment:
·
Go to www.youtube.com and watch “The Peer Review Process-What is it?”
(American Chemical Society)
·
Go to www.youtube.com and watch “How to read a peer reviewed article”
(CMC Librarians)
Next:
Find
a journal article using only the PsycARTICLES data base:
1.
Go
to www.oaklandcc.edu, click “Quick Links” and then “Library”. Go to “Find Articles/Databases”, under data
bases found scroll down and click on PsycARTICLES.
2.
Type
in username and password (Students will log on with their OCC Online Services
ID and password which is the same one used to register for classes and to check
grades) and login
3.
Click
on Advanced Search. Type a key word in the Search Box and click full text and
peer reviewed and click the search button. Look at articles more recent than
2010. When you find an article, be sure
to click full text pdf format (if it is available). If you need help, on the LibraryHome Page
under “Services” is “Ask a Librarian” or simply go to
https://libguides.oaklandcc.edu/coronavirus
4.
Print
out the article (10 pages is recommended) so that you can complete the Student
Worksheet- Analyzing a Journal Article which is below. I encourage you to find
your article early so that I can give you some feedback before the Student
Worksheet is started. This ensures that
you ae progressing in the correct direction.
5.
Please
read the journal article and do the Student Worksheet: Analyzing a Journal
Article. Please paraphrase to avoid
plagiarism
Assignment:
Student Worksheet: Analyzing a Journal
Article (100 points)
(Please give at least a 2-4 sentence
response for each question. Please label
the step and the letter).
In the article, ignore the graphs or statistics but
focus on the word content and what is understandable. Expect to read the article 3 times. Now,
answer these questions:
Step 1. What is the title of the journal
article, names of the authors, name of the journal in which it was published,
volume, number and name? Please write in an APA format.
(10 points)
Last name of author, First initial of author, Middle
initial of author. (Year). Title of the article. Name of
the journal, volume (number), page numbers.
Reference
Citation (APA Format): Glass, K., and
Flory, K. (2020). Are symptoms of ADHD related to substance use among college
students? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 12(3), 233-249.
Please attach your article from
PsyArticles with this worksheet or you may use a link (10 points)
Step 2. What is the
purpose/hypothesis/aim/objective of the study?
a.
Write down the exact statement in
which the authors describe what they were testing. (Hint: This information may
be provided in the article as a purpose statement or as a hypothesis). Include
quotation marks around the exact wording and indicate page number(s). Please
give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5 points)
For
citing information (APA Format)
For
one author with a quotation: Warren (2020) reported that “over
2,000 stem cells are available for research” (p. 722).
For
more than one author with a quotation: Warren et al. (2020)
reported that “over 2,000 stem cells are available for research” (p. 722).
If
summarizing an idea from your article: Eliminate quotation
marks and page numbers: Stem cells are currently available for research
(Warren, 2020).
b. Now describe the purpose
of the study (as you understand it) in your own words. Please give at least a
2-4 sentence response (5 points)
c. What was the “gap” in
the research that the authors were trying to fill by doing their study? Please
use your own words. Please give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5
points)
Step 3. What is/are the major finding(s)
of the study?
a. Make some notes about
the authors’ major conclusions or findings as written in the article. Include
quotation marks whenever you use their exact wording and indicate page
number(s). Please use your own words and APA citation format Please give
at least a 2-4 sentence response (5 points)
b. Now write those
conclusions (as you understand them) in your own words. Please give at least a
2-4 sentence response (5 points)
Step 4. How did the authors test their
hypothesis?
a. Who were the
participants? Were they paid? Try to
explain in your own words as much as possible. Please give at least a 2-4
sentence response (5 points)
b. What test/s (measures)
did they use? How did the authors analyze their data (procedures)? Please use
your own words. Please give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5
points)
c. Do the authors suggest
any problems or limitations with their methodology? Do you see any problems or
limitations with their methodology? Please use your own words. Please
give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5 points)
Step 5. How reliable are the results?
a. What are the results? Do
authors suggest any problems with the study that could lead to unreliable
results? Please use your own words. Please give at least a 2-4
sentence response (5 points)
Step 6. Based on your analysis, are the
claims made in this journal article accurate?
a. What is the
conclusion(s)? Do the conclusions made (about the results) by the author make sense
to you? Are the conclusions too broad or too narrow based on what was done in
the study? Please use your own words. Please give at least a 2-4
sentence response (5 points)
b. Based on the accuracy of
the methodology and the reliability of the results; do you think the
conclusions can be believed? Please give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5
points)
Step 7. What is the importance of this
scientific work?
a. Write (in your own
words) the significant contributions of the experimental work in this journal
article as reported by the authors. Please give at least a 2-4 sentence
response (5 points)
b. Re-read your notes and
explain why you think this is a strong or weak scientific study Please give at
least a 2-4 sentence response (5 points)
Step
8. What
is the most important bit of information that you learned about yourself as a
learner, writer, or researcher? Please explain Please give at
least a 2-4 sentence response (5 points)
Step
9. After
reading your journal article, do you now feel more prepared in having the
skills to recognize research bias and to critically think about, analyze and
apply the information that you have learned?
Why or why not, please explain? Please give at least a 2-4 sentence
response (5 points)
Step
10. Do
you feel better prepared to apply basic scientific principles such as theory,
hypothesis, correlational research -naturalistic observation, lab observation,
case study, survey – and experimental research to understand the meaning of
data that you might hear or read about?
Please explain. Please give at least a 2-4 sentence response (5
points)
(In part, Copyright University of Guelph 2013)
Criteria for success: Instructor approval
for the topic was received, the journal article was from the PsycARTICLES Data
Base and the article is newer than 2010, instructor approval was received for
the article, the Student Worksheet is utilized as the format, the reference
citation and in-text citations are APA formatted and the Student