Annotation of a Quantitative Research Articles
This week, you will submit the annotation of a quantitative research
article on a topic of your interest. Quasi-experimental, casual
comparative, correlational, pretest–posttest, or true experimental are
examples of types of research designs used in quantitative research.
An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three
respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three
components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an
annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on,
the source. This week’s annotation is a precursor to the annotated
bibliography assignment due in Week 10.
An annotated bibliography is a document containing selected sources
accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation
for your own future research, an annotated bibliography provides a
background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a
particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in
preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a
dissertation.
Please review the assignment instructions below and click on the
underlined words for information about how to craft each component of an
annotation.
Instructions:
Use the Walden library databases to search for two quantitative ( https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/verifypeerreview) . research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
Before you read the full article and begin your annotation, locate
the methodology section in the article to be sure that the article
describes a quantitative study. Confirm that one of the types of quantitative designs,
such as quasi-experimental, casual comparative, correlational,
pretest–posttest, or true experimental, was used in the study.
Annotate two quantitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
Provide the reference list entry
Links to an external site. for this article in APA Style followed by a three-paragraph annotation that includes:
A summary
An analysis
An application
Format your annotation in Times New Roman, 12-point font,
double-spaced. A separate References list page is not needed for this
assignment.
