Will be checked on turnitin.com Must be done using your own words. I already have the first paragraph done..(the intro) below is the rubric and attached is the article…

 

Journal Article Summary Rubric 

 Each summary is worth 25 points. 

 You may choose to summarize a journal article based on a topic covered in a chapter of the course 

textbook. 

 The article must be from a peer reviewed journal. 

o You may use the library or online databases (e.g. ProQuest, Psychinfo). 

 You must follow APA format 

o Resource: Google – Owl Purdue APA 

 Summary Requirements 

o 850 Words 

o Double Spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font 

o Title of article 

o Title and date of research journal 

o Name(s) of author(s) 

 Summary Format 

o Goal(s) of the experiment (what authors were studying) 

o Methodology (steps in collecting data) 

o Results (conclusion) 

o Personal critique (i.e., your thoughts, opinions, reactions) 

 

APA style 

 

 / 2 

Hypothesis 

statement 

/ 4 

Methodology 

summary 

/ 9 

Results summary 

 

/ 6 

Grammar/structure 

 

/ 4 

– proper citation of 

article, per APA 6th

 

edition 

– identify the 

specific research 

question being 

addressed and the 

outcome predicted 

by the author(s) 

 

– identify the 

independent and 

dependent 

variables 

– describe the 

population 

– describe how the 

study was 

conducted 

– discuss the 

findings of the 

study 

– was the 

hypothesis 

supported? 

– identify the 

implications of the 

research findings 

– proper grammar and 

sentence structure 

– use of complete 

sentences 

– everything is in your 

OWN words 

– avoid the overuse of 

quotations