Instructions: Select one article that you intend to use for your research project. The article must be
from a peer-reviewed academic journal, and the nature of the data should be either quantitative or acombination of quantitative and qualitative. Finally, the article must report on data collected by theauthor(s). Meta-analyses, systematic review articles, or critical reviews of the literature are not allowedfor this assignment. A quick way to determine whether an article meets the necessary criteria is to ask:(1) Does the article have a Method and Results section? (2) Did the authors collect data from humanparticipants? and (3) Are there tables and/or figures in the article? If the answer to any of thesequestions is no, it is probably not an acceptable article. Once you have identified a suitable article, readit carefully and answer the questions below.Note: Not all questions will apply to every article. You need to use your knowledge of course material toevaluate which of the questions below do or don’t apply. If a question below does not apply to yourstudy, please state that and briefly explain why.At least 1 week prior to beginning this assignment, email the PDF of the article that you would like tocritique (as an attachment) to your instructor – do not email a link of the article to your instructor – andwait for your instructor’s approval. Instructor approval is required.In your submission, please number each of your answers according to the questions below.Abstract/Introduction (10 Points)1. What was the purpose of the study? Was there a clear statement of the purpose and aims of theresearch? Provide a rationale for your response.2. Did the authors provide enough support via their review of the literature for why this study isimportant to the field? Provide a rationale for your response.3. What theories (e.g., social learning theory) did the authors include in how they conceptualizedthe study?4. What was the rationale/reason for this particular study?Method/Results (20 Points)1. Were the (a) research design, (b) methods, and (c) sampling strategy used in the studyappropriate to what the authors were trying to find out? Provide a rationale for your response.2. To what extent did the authors consider culture and diversity in the (1) development of thestudy’s method and (2) the analysis and/or interpretation of the data. Provide a rationale foryour response.3. Did the authors discuss whether or not measures/instruments used were reliable and valid? Wastheir discussion of the measures’/instruments’ reliability and validity sufficient? Provide arationale for your response.4. What were the main results of the study?5. Based on the sample, how generalizable are the results of this study? Provide a rationale foryour response.6. Are the tables and figures organized and easy to understand?
Discussion (20 Points)
1. What are possible confounding variables in the design of the study?2. What are limitations of this study that were not stated by the authors?3. What are strengths of this study that were not stated by the authors?Submission: Submit your Article Critique as a Microsoft Word file.