Instructions
Analyze One Peer-Reviewed Article
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to critically analyze a peer-reviewed academic journal article relevant to your research question identified in Assignment 1. This article should be a quantitative or qualitative study that includes the components listed below (research question, hypothesis, sample size characteristics and variables – methodology – and findings). You may use the article analyzed here for Assignment 3.
The completed assignment should be 3 pages (the body of the work, not including the title page or references) and should include:
1) The Research Question of the study. Sometimes you have to infer this; it won’t be stated directly. Be sure to put it in the form of a question.
2). Authors’ Hypothesis. You may have to infer this as well.
3) Clear statement of how this article is relevant to your research project’s thesis/research statement/question.
4) Sample size and Sample Characteristics (the sample consisted of 2,743 [size] White juvenile defendants accused of murder [characteristics] and 2,689 Black juvenile defendants accused of murder).
5). Identification of key Independent Variable(s) and Dependent Variable(s).
6) Key Findings.
7) Identify 1 strength and 1 weakness of study.
** Any paraphrased or quoted work must include APA formatted in-text citations and reference. I recommend the Purdue Owl APA Formatting Guide: Formatting Guide
� Notes: Be aware of the structure of a scientific article such as this: introduction of the problem, literature review, methodology, findings, and discussion. Notice that the authors begin with a discussion of theories (and prior literature) that predict/explain their thesis an hypotheses
� This should be written in essay format (not bullet points); it will be graded/reviewed not only for content but for logic, clarity, and mechanics (grammar, spelling, etc). Remember to proofread your work carefully. The assignment should be 2-4 double-spaced, typed pages.
General requirements:
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, times new roman 12 pt font, and saved as .doc, .docx, .pdf.
Use APA format for citations and references
View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.
Disclaimer- Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.
This course has “Resubmission” status enabled to help you if you realized you submitted an incorrect or blank file, or if you need to submit multiple documents as part of your Assignment. Resubmission of an Assignment after it is grades, to attempt a better grade, is not permitted.