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Article Review

Article review and analysis/application of knowledge

Describe the article you reviewed, its methods and findings, strengths and weaknesses. Make recommendations for further refining research in this area, including concrete suggestions (e.g., additional theoretical considerations, highlighting relevance of specific variables or alternative measures for key constructs) for a possible replication and extension of the study you review.

Rubric Code: PXWBC57

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Subject: Education

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Graduate

Critical Thinking
	Below Expectation Does not meet assignment objectives 1 pts	Meets Expectation Meets assignment objectives 3 pts	Exceeds Expectation Exceeds assignment objectives 5 pts
Fully explores topic	Below Expectation Substantial inaccuracies in reporting the study methodologies, variables or findings. Elaboration of evidence is insufficient or not understandable to the reader. Basically, an opinon paper with faulty descriptors.	Meets Expectation Elaborates on study using professional sources, and mentions other viewpoints, but does not clarify or support own views. Writer's perspective is acceptable but not sequentially formatted.	Exceeds Expectation Elaborates fully on topic acknowledging authors' findings and supports with professional sources/explanations. Has defined the concepts discussed, statistics used and uses clear and effective examples.
Logic	Below Expectation Does not follow in a logical format. Difficult for the reader to understand what points are opinion and what points are supportive. Does not convey organized thoughts.	Meets Expectation Attempts to follow logical format, but with less consistency. Flow of paper may result in confusion between writer's opinions and supported, evidenced-based reports.	Exceeds Expectation Answers the questions: Does all this make sense? Does what I say follow the evidence? Can readers discern authors opinions from the evidence used to support them?<BR> Shows relevance for statements and evidence.
Sources & Citations	Below Expectation No professional sources used or cited, and/or come from an unreliable source. Much of paper is copied from sources, no original work is evident.	Meets Expectation Use of professional sources without a thoughtful summary as to why the sources are relevant or how they enter into writer's discussion/critique	Exceeds Expectation Excellent reliability of professional sources. Use of source information within the paper is effective and necessary.