Center the title of the article you are reviewing here
Provide an APA formatted citation in this area as shown below:
Savicki, V., & Cooley, E. (2011). American identity in study abroad students: Contrasts, changes, correlates. Journal of College Student Development, 52(3), 339-349.
What was the article about in your words (evaluate abstract when initially reading for this information)?
• Nature of paper: Research? If yes, qualitative? Quantitative? Specific method? Meta-analysis? If no, position? Survey of literature? Critical analysis of the literature (topic research)? Position paper? Case study? Description paper? White paper?
• Information: Background? Problem?Purpose (or thesis)? Methods (if research paper)? Findings (if literature review, then the findings will present as major themes, which can be noted in the key concepts section of this worksheet)? Stated limitations?Conclusions?Recommendations?
• Does the article provide an adequate literature review?
• Is it well structured?
• Does it provide a sense of background/context on the topic?
• Does it discuss current research on the problem and help to situate the author's own research through a clear analysis/presentation of the literature (think about how it connects to the problem statement)? Is the research question clear and/or purpose of the article?
• How well is it organized (chronologically or thematically/topically)?
• Seek out the key terms the authors used to index the article;
• Who is their target audience? What field contextualizes these terms?
• Annotate each key term above here. Note what each word means within the context of the discipline/field in which the article was written (you may need to do a little digging- don't assume).
• Synthesize and connect how these terms inform the main/key concepts within the article (two or three sentences per term - consider the audience, too).
• Consider other key concepts that are implicit and list them
• What did I learn from this article?
• How would I explain the main points (key concepts) of this article in my words (see key concepts above)? Here, you do not offer an evaluation, but simply restate what you understood in full sentences (paraphrase the main points). Use a paragraph style approach to the narrative here. If you do this correctly, you can integrate your synthesis directly into your literature review.