Select five articles that you might be considering using Research Proposal. The articles should not be older than five years and must be scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. The Writing Center resource Choosing the Best Sources and Evidence (Links to an external site.) may be helpful when selecting your articles. Summarize the articles in one paragraph each,
1. In what journal or other source did you find the article? Was it reviewed by experts in the field
before it was published? That is, was the article in a Peer-reviewed publication?
2. Does the article have a stated research problem or question? That is, can you determine the
focus of the author’s work?
3. Does the article contain a section that describes and integrates previous studies on this topic? In
what ways is this previous work relevant to the author’s research problem or question?
4. If new data were collected, can you describe how they were collected and how they were
analyzed? Do you agree with what was done? If you had been the researcher, what additional
things might you have done?
5. Did the author explain procedures clearly enough that you could repeat the work and get similar
results? What additional information might be helpful or essential for you to replicate the
study?
6. Do you agree with the author’s interpretations and conclusions? Why or why not?
7. Is the article logically organized and easy to follow? What could have been done to improve its
organization and readability?
8. Finally, think about the entire article. What is, for you, most important? What do you find most
interesting? What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of this article? Will you
remember this article in the future? Why or why not?