Your paper should then include the following information:
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Summary of article: What theoretical idea(s) or research questions inspired the
study? What methods were used to investigate the topic? What were the most notable
results? What implications do the results have? 25%. Please refer to the coursework
rubric for more details.
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Critical analysis & interpretation: What were the main strengths of the article?
What did you think the authors did especially well in describing or analyzing their
results? What were the main weaknesses of the article? What were the limitations of
the methods used? What interpretations did the authors make that you think are in
error, unjustified, or over-stated? 50%, Please refer to the coursework rubric for
more details.
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Overall writing and structure. 25%, Please refer to the coursework rubric for
more details.
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Include the full reference for the paper you are analyzing at the end, in proper APA format.
You do not need any additional citations for the assignment. Submit your final analysis via
Blackboard. The grading rubric for this assignment is below.
Assignment Requirement
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The research paper should be type written, 1.5 line-spaced, using 12-point size font times
new roman, and should be 1500 words in length (excluding cover page, and references).
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The cover page should provide the title of the research paper, the complete student name,
student ID number, and course code.
This assignment is an important requirement in this course and is worth 30% of the
total grade.