Research Article Critique and Summary

For this assignment, you are required to select a scholarly article from a peer reviewed journal and formally critique and summarize the article based on the following criteria:

1. Has the specific research problem been identified? Briefly describe. Is this a qualitative or quantitative study?

2. Has the author put forth an argument as to why this problem is worthy of investigation? What is the main research question? Was a sample population used?

3. Has the author clearly stated a research question and hypothesis? Briefly summarize.

4. Have all terms been clearly defined, including operational definitions?

5. Is the literature review relevant and up to date? Give some examples of related studies.

6. Is the methodology and data analysis appropriate and clearly described? Briefly describe both.

7. Does the author include validity and reliability of the instrument used to collect data?

8. What are the major findings from this research?

9. Did the author include limitations to the study? What were some limitations?

10. Can this study be generalized to other situations?

This assignment is worth 15% of your final grade. The paper should be 5-7 pages, double spaced and turned into the Drop Box by the due date. Late papers will be penalized ½ grade per day late.

The following e-journals are available for your use:

The Journal of Teaching in Physical Education: Available in SPORTDiscus

Please include the name of the article, the journal it was published in, the year of publication, page numbers and all authors.