Instruction
Academic Summary
Academic Reference Assignment:
Now that everyone has a research topic, it is time to get some academic references.
For this assignment, you need to find only 1 academic reference.
This references must be from a peer-reviewed journal (and must be a research study)
A research study is one that has the following components: An introduction, methods sections, results section, and discussion. If you are not sure what a peer-reviewed article is, then follow this link: here https://scholar.google.com/ to help you find academic references
In summarizing, you need to answer the following questions
1) What hypothesis is being tested? (Found in the Introduction) *(3-5 sentences)*
1a) Include the author(s) theoretical justification for making this hypothesis. *(4-5 sentences)*
2) What did they find? (Discussion) *(3-5 sentences)*
2a) Were hypotheses confirmed or disconfirmed? *(4-5 sentences)*
3) How does this research article contribute to our understanding of your topic of interest? *(4-5 sentences)*