Maximum of 5 pages (excluding title and reference pages), double spaced & APA format (no abstract required)
Approximately 1 page for credibility discussion, 4 pages for integrity and trustworthiness discussion
Organization and format (15 marks):
Overall writing quality: Scholarly, succinct, appropriate use of title, headings, and subheadings, consistent fonts, and formatting
Title page
Title (should reflect position/conclusion and topic- see APA for title writing guide)
Student name
Course name and section
Date of submission
Paradigm
For each citation list three to four elements of this article that help you identify it as a qualitative or quantitative piece of research (consider the problem/question, methods chosen, data presented, reasoning).
Reference page
Full reference for the article reviewed at a minimum. May include other supporting articles if citing others’ work.
Credibility (approximately 1 page; 15 marks):
Brief introductory paragraph- what is the focus of the Include the in-text citation in your opening paragraph with a hyperlink to the library permalink (check with the library or instructor if you don’t know how to find the permalink). The full reference should appear on the reference page.
Credibility/Believability- appraise the author, source issues and presence/absence of bias that may make it more/less credible
Scholarly and Significant- what suggests it is/isn’t written in a scholarly manner and whether or not it is a significant issue worth studying
Ethics – has it received ethics approval, are there ethical issues that may not have been addressed adequately (e.g. respect for persons, concern for welfare, justice)
Concluding statements- discuss your conclusion as to how credible you find this article and main rationale.
Integrity (3-4 pages; 60 marks)- comments on strengths and concerns in the following:
Purpose/question
Sample
Method/design
Data collection & measurement
Rigor
Analysis & results
Contributions and coherence
Summary (10 marks)
Trustworthiness and application, referencing back to the article, course module material or readings in order to highlight your conclusion and rationale. The summary should include a final conclusion for the article as to the trustworthiness of the article- are the credibility AND integrity sufficient for you to trust the findings – why/why not? Could the findings be applied in other settings?