Journal Article Summary Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 9. Percentage of Course Grade: 12%.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Locate a scholarly journal article in a career specialization that reports a correlation, a t test, a one-way ANOVA, or some combination. 20%
Does not locate a scholarly journal article in a career specialization that reports a correlation, a t test, a one-way ANOVA, or some combination.
Locates a scholarly journal article in a career specialization, but the article does not report a correlation, a t test, a one-way ANOVA, or some combination.
Locates a scholarly journal article in a career specialization that reports a correlation, a t test, a one-way ANOVA, or some combination.
Locates an exemplary scholarly journal article in a career specialization that reports a correlation, a t test, a one-way ANOVA, or some combination.
Provide context for the research study, including a definition of variables and scales of measurement. 15%
Does not provide context for the research study.
Provides partial context for the research study that may or may not include a definition of variables and scales of measurement.
Provides context for the research study, including a definition of variables and scales of measurement.
Provide exemplary context for the research study, including a definition of variables and scales of measurement.
Identify assumptions of the statistic reported in the journal article. 10%
Does not identify assumptions of the statistic reported in the journal article.
Partially identifies assumptions of the statistic reported in the journal article.
Identifies assumptions of the statistic reported in the journal article.
Interprets assumptions of the statistic reported in the journal article.
Articulate the research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level. 15%
Does not articulate the research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level.
Articulates some combination of, but not all of, the research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level.
Articulates the research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level.
Articulates the research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level in an exemplary manner.
Report the results of the journal article, interpreting the statistic against the null hypothesis. 20%
Does not report the results of the journal article.
Reports the results of the journal article, but does not interpret the statistic against the null hypothesis.
Reports the results of the journal article, interpreting the statistic against the null hypothesis.
Reports the results of the journal article in an exemplary manner, and interprets the statistic against the null hypothesis.
Generate a conclusion that includes strengths and limitations of the journal article. 10%
Does not generate a conclusion.
Generates a conclusion that includes a partial list of strengths and limitations of the journal article.
Generates a conclusion that includes strengths and limitations of the journal article.
Generaes an exemplary conclusion that includes strengths and limitations of the journal article.
Communicate in a manner that is concise and professional and that makes proper use of APA formatting. 10%
Does not communicate in a manner that is concise and professional; does not make proper use of APA formatting.
Communicates in a manner that may or may not be concise or professional; often makes proper use of APA formatting.
Communicates in a manner that is concise and professional and that makes proper use of APA formatting.
Communicates in a manner that is concise and professional and that always makes proper use of APA formatting.
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U9A1-64 – Journal Article Summary – See details attached
For the SPSS data analysis report assignments in Units 6, 8, and 10, you will use the Data Analysis and Application (DAA) Template with the five sections described below. As shown in the IBM SPSS step- by-step guides, label all tables and graphs in a manner consistent with Capella’s APA Style and Format guidelines. Citations, if needed, should be included in the text and references included in a reference section at the end of the report. The organization of the report should include the following five sections:
Section 1: Data File Description (One Paragraph)
- Describe the context of the data set. Cite a previous description if the same data set is used from a previous assignment. To increase the formal tone of the DAA, avoid first-person perspective “I.” For example, do not write, “I ran a scatter plot shown in Figure 1.” Instead, write, “Figure 1 shows. . . .”
- Specify the variables used in this DAA and the scale of measurement of each variable. 3. Specify sample size (N).
Section 2: Testing Assumptions (Multiple Paragraphs)
- Articulate the assumptions of the statistical test. 2. Paste SPSS output that tests those assumptions and interpret them. Properly embed SPSS output
where appropriate. Do not string all output together at the beginning of the section. In other words, interpretations of figures and tables should be near (that is, immediately above or below) where the output appears. Format figures and tables per APA formatting. Refer to the examples in the IBM SPSS step-by-step guides.
- Summarize whether or not the assumptions are met. If assumptions are not met, discuss how to ameliorate violations of the assumptions.
Section 3: Research Question, Hypotheses, and Alpha Level (One Paragraph)
- Articulate a research question relevant to the statistical test. 2. Articulate the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for the research question. 3. Specify the alpha level (.05 unless otherwise specified).
Section 4: Interpretation (Multiple Paragraphs)
- Paste SPSS output for an inferential statistic and report it. Properly embed SPSS output where appropriate. Do not string all output together at the beginning of the section. In other words, interpretations of figures and tables should be near (that is, immediately above or below) where the output appears. Format figures and tables per APA formatting.
- Report the test statistics. For guidance, refer to the “Results” examples at the end of the appropriate chapter of your Warner text.
- Interpret statistical results against the null hypothesis.
SPSS Data Analysis Report Guidelines
Section 5: Conclusion (Two Paragraphs)
- Provide a brief summary (one paragraph) of the DAA conclusions. 2. Analyze strengths and limitations of the statistical test.
