Also see attached instruction, evaluation guideline and sample.

Procedure:

1. Please identify a research or scholarly article. It is strongly suggested to choose aresearch article with a topic that is relevant to your master project. For example, if yourmaster project is about to build a math website, then you can choose a scholarly articlethat investigates math teaching.
2. After identifying the research/scholarly article, please write an APA reference citationfor the article.
3. Read the article thoroughly, and then start writing your critique. When writing yourresearch article critique, you should include the following segments:
   1. APA citation of the article
   2. Introduction
      1. Does the investigator report on relevant literature?
          Review covers three or more resources published within 5 years thatappear to be important and relevant.
      2. Is a statement of the problem given? Is it clear?
      3. Is a justification given, i.e., why is this research important or worth doing?
      4. Is the problem related to theory? Discuss.
      5. Is there evidence of bias in the investigator’s language? If yes, give examples.
   3. Objectives, Hypotheses, or Research Questions
      1. If objectives or purpose of the research are stated, are they clear andspecific?
      2. Are there a hypothesis or research questions proposed in the article?
   4. Methodology
      1. What type of research design is used?
      2. Is the sample appropriate for the study? Discuss.
      3. Is evidence of validity and reliability given?
      4. Are the treatments described in sufficient detail? If not, what specificinformation is omitted?
      5. Are there any specific weaknesses in the measures or the measurementprocedures?
   5. Results and Conclusions

1. Are results reported in clear, understandable terms? If not, give examples.

2. Does investigator relate his/her results to his/her hypotheses, objectives, orresearch questions?

F. Overall

1. What are the main strengths of this research?
2. What are the most serious deficiencies of this research?
3. In what way and to what extent are these deficiencies likely to have affected theresearch findings?

2. Length of the research article critique is at least one page and double space.