Title Page: research question, header, page number, title (your research question), your name, professor’s name, class and date of submission
Annotated bibliography. Four peer-reviewed, empirical articles required. Read & analyze the articles using the annotated bibliography rubric at Blackboard. The analysis will be several short sentences below the reference (see example attached). You must attach the first page of each article that includes the abstract.
Summary. A stand alone paper, 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced in APA format (verify length requirement w/instructor) that answers your research question using
the results from your articles. What can be concluded from the research? What problems did you see with the studies you read? is there future research you could do to further answer the research question (bonus for some professors)? Do not plagiarize! You must use your own words (reword article findings) when summarizing your answer. Do not use your opinion. Cite the articles correctly (see example).
**WARNING!!!! Do NOT quote! Reword and CITE authors appropriately!
For each article, answer the following questions:
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3. Who participated? Describe the number of participants, their demographics (e.g., race, gender, mean age, and anything else relevant to the research question) .
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WARNING! ! !
• in NO case should you cut & paste ANYthing from the article. This should ALL be in your OWN words. No quotations allowed.
• Do NOT plagiarize here. Put it in your OWN words. Paraphrase EVERYFHING.
The reference in APA* form (the library database page will format this for you) The main purpose of this article is . State as accurately as possible the
author’s purpose for conducting the research (this may be the authors’ hypothesis) .
List and define the key variables (how were they measured or manipulated) ?
How did the researcher collect the information (methodology; i.e„ what specifically
was done)?
The main conclusions in this article are . Identify the key conclusions the author presents in this article.
a. Potential Bonus (askyour instructor): Figure out the limitations or problems with this study (you may want to mention this briefly in your summary). The author will state the limitations in the discussion section if there are any
