Required Format for each Article

Include the following sections for each article.

Citation
Cite the article you are reviewing using the American Psychological Association (APA)
format (5th or 6th edition). Errors in the citation are not as damaging as poor
summaries, but they will lower your grade. See Grading Rubric.
Identification
Type of article (Research, Professional Practice, or Theory-into-Practice)
Summary
Good summaries convey the essence of the article without overwhelming the reader
with details. You need not include in your summary that six students in the control group
had freckles compared to only three students in the experimental group. When
summarizing a research article, describe the reason for doing the study, the general
format of the research (e.g., structured interviews of students in a middle grades
computer literacy class), the general results, and the implications according to the
authors of the study. A summary includes more than an abstract, but it does not simply
repeat details of the article.
Critique
The final section should be a critical evaluation of the paper. What did you think of it?
Was it useful? To whom? Under what circumstances? Were there problems with the
paper? What were they? How could they be corrected? Were there problems with the
innovation or project described? What were they; how could they be corrected? Include
in the critique at least a few lines on the personal implications of this article for you.
Submission of Assignment
Combine the article summary(s)/critique(s) into one document, saved as
lastname.firstname (i.e. deweese.kelly) and email it to your instructor.
Evaluation of Assignment
This assignment will be evaluated using the Grading Rubric located on the last page of
this handout.

Article Summary(s)/Critique(s)
Essentials

Citations

Unsatisfactory
0
Essentials of
assignment are
met.

0
APA Style
Formatting of
citations not
followed or there
are more errors in
APA Style
formatting than
not.

Summaries

0
Summary is weak
and is no more
than a basic
abstract of the
article.
Numerous errors
in grammar and
spelling.

Critiques

Total

Satisfactory
1
Essentials of
assignment met.

3
APA Style
Formatting
followed for all
citations but
include a number
of form breaks.

2
Summaries are
adequate.
A few errors in
grammar or
spelling.

Critiques are in
reality just
extended
summaries.
-orCritiques only
include personal
feelings &
implications of the
article.
No supporting
information.
Numerous errors
in grammar and
spelling.

Critique points out

some strengths
and/or
weaknesses in the
article and may
include information
that is not relevant.
Supporting
information is
incomplete.
Some personal
implications
included.
A few errors in
grammar or
spelling.

Exceeds
2
Essentials of
assignment
exceeded
expectations.
Included more
articles than
required.
5
APA Style
Formatting
followed
accurately for all
citations with no
form breaks.

4
Summaries covey
the essence of
each article
without repeating
details of the
article.
No errors in
grammar and
spelling.
4
Critique includes a
thoughtful analysis
of the strengths
and weaknesses
of the article and
only includes
relevant
information.
Critique points to
specific examples
in the article to
illustrate the point
being made.
Personal
implications
included.
No errors in
grammar and
spelling.

Score