Title: Article Critique – Chapter 2
Author: IVCC
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Article Search and Review– Unit 1
Purpose:
Students will be asked to submit critiques of an online article relevant to the course content. You will want to use the PsychArticles database; access directions can be found at the end of the syllabus.  This activity has five functions: 
•	It allows students to choose what to focus on and take control of their own learning experience. 
•	It brings outside resources into the course. 
•	It provides participants with an extensive list of summaries of related resources which they can choose to read or archive for later use. 
•	It provides students an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of research methodology and apply components of critical thinking.
•	It allows students to learn about reliable resources and where to find them.
Postings:
Post your assignment in this forum no later than the date it appears in the course calendar. The Article Crtique/Review Rubric will be used to evaluate the assignment.
Instructions:
Summarize and review an online article from the PsychArticles database demonstrating a research method discussed in this unit. An article can only be used once, meaning that if one student uses an article, another student cannot use the same one. You might want to use an article addressing a topic of interest to you.  
Submit your assignment on the discussion board under Article Critique/Review –Unit 1.
•	Go to PsychArticles via our library website
•	Try to find an article that uses a different methodology from the majority of your peers (if several students discussed studies that utilized the case study method, try to find one that utilizes naturalistic observation….)
•	Select a research based article, not one that is a book review or a summary of research that has been done on a particular topic
•	Put the article title in the subject area of your posting 
•	Include the complete URL (Web address) at the top of your posting (cutting and pasting it from your browser's address bar will avoid mistakes in doing this) so your classmates can link to the site. Make sure you include the http:// .
•	Next do the following: 
1) Reference your article in APA format (if you are not sure how to do this, please see the psychology info guide you referenced to complete the library quiz).
2) Very briefly, summarize your article and the results in your own words.
3) Identify the hypothesis (if there is more than one, identify those as well)
4)  What research method is used in your selected article (Naturalistic Observation, Correlational, Experimental, Survey, Case Study….)? 
5) What are the research method’s strengths and weaknesses (referencing your specific study).  
7)  Do you think this study looked at an important issue – why or why not?