Focus
Overview
In this activity, you will practice the skill of reading a research study. This activity builds on the Module Two Activity assignment and prepares you for Project Two, where you will critique a research study.
Each rubric criterion below contains a word-count goal. These are guides to help you respond at the right level of depth and specificity.
Prompt
Summarize the research study’s purpose. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
Describe the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Are some of those cited sources recent (relevant to date of publication)?
Identify the type of claim the research study makes. Explain your response. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the claim frequency based, association based, or causal?
Describe the research method used in the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the research method qualitative, quantitative, or mixed?
Describe the research study’s data collection method. Your response should be about 50 to 100 words. Consider the following:
Possibilities for data collection include surveys, observations, interviews, archive review, objective or biological measures, or some combination of those listed.
Describe the research study’s sample. Your response should be about 50 words. Include the following in your response:
Sample size
Sample characteristics
Describe one type of statistical analysis conducted in the research study. Your response should be about 25 words.
Describe one limitation from the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
Describe how this research study could be used in personal and professional practice. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
How can the findings from this study be used by people in their work, personal lives, or to help others?
Guidelines for Submission
You will use your Soomo webtext writing template to complete the activity and download for submission. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Module Four Activity Rubric
Criteria
Exemplary (100%)
Proficient (85%)
Needs Improvement (55%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Purpose
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Summarizes the research study’s purpose
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the purpose of the study
Does not attempt criterion
8
Publication Dates
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the relevance of the publication dates of the citations
Does not attempt criterion
10
Claim
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Identifies the type of claim the research study makes and explains response
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the type of claim the research study makes
Does not attempt criterion
10
Research Method
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes the research method used in the research study
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the research method used in the research study
Does not attempt criterion
10
Data Collection
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes the research study’s data collection method
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the research study’s data collection method
Does not attempt criterion
10
Sample
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes the research study’s sample
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to sample size or sample characteristics
Does not attempt criterion
10
Statistical Analysis
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes one type of statistical analysis conducted in the research study
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the type of statistical analysis used in the research study
Does not attempt criterion
10
Limitation
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes one limitation from the research study
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to a limitation from the research study
Does not attempt criterion
7
Personal and Professional Practice
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes how this research could be used in personal and professional practice
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to how this research can be used in personal and professional practice
Does not attempt criterion
10
Articulation of Response
Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability
Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas
10
Citations and Attributions
Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors
Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors
Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors
Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution
5
Total:100
