assignments, but it may appear under different names, like critical
analysis, article critique, etc. Regardless of the name, the assignment
asks students to do many of the same things, mostly a successful summary
of a research (scholarly) article and an evaluation of its strengths
and weaknesses (limitations of research). The article analysis pdf to use iss attached in the files alobside the article.
Directions:
Your goal is take notes following the above lecture materials on
researching and writing an article analysis, and then to put those notes
together in a detailed summary and evaluation of the assigned
article.The paper itself should follow this order (remember that
sections like the Introduction can be longer than one paragraph–you
start a new paragraph when you begin a new idea or take on a new
perspective!):
1. Introduction
a. Hook: The opening sentences identify the topic and
purpose of your paper (avoid using “I will write….” or other first
person expressions in APA). While clever or entertaining openings are
welcome, they must fit the tone and audience for your work. And so,
since you are analyzing this article for other researchers, you would
avoid jokes, incendiary remarks or direct quotations unrelated to the
topic.
b. Exigence: Once you have identified the topic, what has
motivated the researchers to tackle this topic? What are the pressing
issues either within the field of study or the public at large that
makes this topic of immediate concern?
c. Debate: What are the identified problems or debates that
have arisen around this topic, as identified by the authors? How do the
researchers see their work fitting into this conversation?
d. Thesis: What is the overall quality of the research done?
2. Summary
a. Background: What information is provided by the
literature review about how this topic has been studied? What are the
recurring ideas, themes, or methods that have been identified in the
literature review?
b. Methodology: How did the researchers undertake their
study? How does this method of study fit into the overall history of
research provided in the literature review?
c. Results: What does the reader learn from this study? How
confident are the researchers in their results? What is the apparent
benefit of their research as they have identified in the conclusion?
3. Analysis [the order of strengths and weaknesses will
depend on whether you are mostly positive (end with strengths) or mostly
negative (end with weaknesses) of the article’s quality]
a. Limitations: What are the identified limitations or
problems listed by the authors? How accurate or reliable are the
identified limitations?
b. Strengths: What does the research study and report do well in
communicating with the audience of the article? How does the article
compare positively to other research studies on the subject? (feel free
to use articles listed in the literature review as your own source
material)
c. Weaknesses: What does the research study and report do
poorly in communicating with the audience of the article? How does the
article compare negatively to other research studies on the subject?
(feel free to use articles listed in the literature review as your own
source material)
4. Conclusion: What does the reader learn from the
research study? What does the article contribute to the study of the
subject? What should future studies investigate?
Requirements:
- Word Count: A minimum of 1500 words.
- A clearly articulated thesis statement that evaluates the article’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Following the organizational format above.
- A minimum of four scholarly sources, including the article being analyzed.
- APA formatting throughout, including a title page and References page.