COURSE PROJECT PART 3: ARTICLES CRITIQUE INSTRUCTIONS
You are required to submit 2 critiques of 1,000-1,250 words (not including title, abstract, and reference pages) of articles related to your problem identified in Module/Week 2 and research questions written in Module/Week 3. One critique must be quantitative and one article critique must be quantitative.
The 2 article critiques must be written in current APA format, including a title, abstract, reference pages, and include 2 Level 1 headings (Background of the Study and the Critique of the Study) and incorporate a minimum of 2 scholarly citations.
Access the Jerry Falwell Library (JFL) Online Research Portal (available through the Services/Support link in Blackboard on the course menu) and the JFL Course Research Guide (available in the Assignment Instructions folder) to find peer-reviewed journal articles.
The 2 articles that you choose must be scholarly, empirical (research-based), and written within the last 5 years.
The 2 articles must be at least 5-10 pages and to be considered empirical, the 2 articles must clearly include specific sections that describe the study (e.g., method of research [quantitative or qualitative], participants, data collection, and findings).
Include the following elements in your 2 critiques:
Background of the Study
1. Description of the research question, including the importance of the question, and a brief background of the problem.
2. Description of how the researchers attempted to answer the question.
a. Methodology
b. Population studied
c. Unique features of the study
3. Description of the research findings.
Critique of the Study
1. Do you have confidence in the researcher findings? (i.e., Were there flaws in the study design, questions, etc.?)
2. Does the study give an explanation to other people that were not the subject of the research?
3. What does the study mean in the big picture and how does the study apply to your own research question/topic?
4. What ways could your biblical worldview fit into the contents of the article?