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P a g e | 1 Copyright University of Guelph 2013 Student Worksheet: Analyzing a Journal Article Please read the assigned journal article and answer the following questions. Review the “Paraphrasing” module as needed to help you understand how to paraphrase to avoid plagiarism. Your name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________________ Journal article title: ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Step 1. What is the purpose/hypothesis/aim/objective of the study? a. Write down the exact statement in which the authors describe what they were testing. (Hint: This information may be provided in the article as a purpose statement or as a hypothesis). Include quotation marks around the exact wording, and indicate page number(s). b. Now describe the purpose of the study (as you understand it) in your own words. c. What was the “gap” in the research that the authors were trying to fill by doing their study? +GIOG ?GYKKS +KGW[GW_ ±²³ ´²´µ =MUQK +MM ;Y¶ +MM =MOYK /SMKYYOUS )[WOSM ±´ ]KKQY UK 7KYOYYGSIK 9WGOSOSM OS 9WGOSKI ?U[SM 3GQKY· ' 7GSIUSO_KI )USYWUQQKI 9WOGQ 9MK G[YMUWY YYGYK³ ¸9MK UWOSGW_ U[WUUYK ]GY YU IUSUGWK YMK KKKKIYY UK ]MUQK KMM OSMKYYOUS GSI KMM ]MOYK OSMKYYOUS I[WOSM ±´ ]KKQY UK WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM ¹79º US S[YIQK IWUYY» YKIYOUSGQ GWKG³ GUI_ IUSUUYOYOUS³ S[YI[QGW YYWKSMYM³ GSI GSGKWUGOI UU]KW OS WKYOYYGSIK» YWGOSKI _U[SM SGQKY¸ ¹'GYYWGIYº¶ 9MK YY[I_ GOSKI YU OS[KYYOMGYK YMK OSUGIY UK IUSY[SOSM ]MUQK KMMY [KWY[Y KMM ]MOYKY UUYY» WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM US [GWOU[Y UM_YOUQUMOIGQ UGWGSKYKWY³ OSIQ[IOSM S[YIQK IWUYY»YKIYOUSGQ GWKG³ GUI_ IUSUUYOYOUS³ S[YI[QGW YYWKSMYM³ GSGKWUGOI UU]KW³ GSI Y_YYKSOI MUWSUSGQ WKYUUSYKY OS YWGOSKI _U[SM SGQKY¶ 9MK G[YMUWY IOI SUY K]UQOIOYQ_ SKSYOUS G YUKIOKOI MGU OS YMK WKYKGWIM³ G[Y YMK YY[I_ GUUKGWY YU GIIWKYY YMK QGIQ UK IQKGW K[OIKSIK WKMGWIOSM YMK IUSUGWGYO[K KKKKIYY UK ]MUQK KMM [KWY[Y KMM ]MOYK OSMKYYOUS US [GWOU[Y UKWKUWSGSIK GSI UM_YOUQUMOIGQ U[YIUSKY OS OSIO[OI[GQY KSMGMKI OS WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM¶
P a g e | 2 Copyright University of Guelph 2013 Step 2. What is/are the major finding(s) of the study? a. Make some notes about the authors’ major conclusions or findings as written in the article. Include quotation marks whenever you use their exact wording, and indicate page number(s). b. Now write those conclusions (as you understand them) in your own words. Step 3. How did the authors test their hypothesis? a. Briefly summarize the main steps or measurements that the authors used in their methods. Try to explain in your own words as much as possible. b. Do the authors suggest any problems or limitations with their methodology? Do you see any problems or limitations with their methodology? c. How did the authors analyse their data? What test/s did they use? » =MUQK KMM OSMKYYOUS UUYY»K]KWIOYK QKI YU MWKGYKW OSUWU[KSKSYY OS GUI_ KGY UKWIKSYGMK³ YKW[S YKYYUYYKWUSK³ QSKK K]YKSYOUS³ GSI MGSIMWOU YYWKSMYM IUSUGWKI YU KMM ]MOYK OSMKYYOUS ¹'GYYWGIYº¶ » 9MKWK ]KWK YOMSOKOIGSY OSUWU[KSKSYY OS QSKK K]YKSYUW S[YIQK SGYY³ IWUYY»YKIYOUSGQ GWKG³ QKGS GUI_ SGYY³ GSGKWUGOI UU]KW³ GSI UYMKW GQUUI MUWSUSKY U[KW YOSK KUW GUYM MWU[UY¶ )USY[SOSM ]MUQK KMMY GKYKW WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM WKY[QYKI OS Y[UKWOUW U[YIUSKY OS YKWSY UK GUI_ KGY WKI[IYOUS³ OSIWKGYKI YKYYUYYKWUSK QK[KQY³ GSI OSUWU[KI QSKK K]YKSYOUS GSI MGSIMWOU YYWKSMYM IUSUGWKI YU IUSY[SOSM USQ_ KMM ]MOYKY¶ » 9]U MWU[UY ¹=+7 GSI +79º [SIKW]KSY ±´ ]KKQY UK WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM¶ » =+7 OSMKYYKI ¼ ]MUQK KMMY OSSKIOGYKQ_ UUYY» YWGOSOSM³ ]MOQK +79 OSMKYYKI GS KW[O[GQKSY GSU[SY UK UWUYKOS KWUS ½ KMM ]MOYKY¶ » 'YYKYYSKSYY OSIQ[IKI IUSU[YKI YUSUMWGUM_ KUW S[YIQK SKGY[WKSKSYY³ GOUKQKIYWOIGQ OSUKIGSIK KUW GUI_ IUSUUYOYOUS³ YYWKSMYM YKYYY³ =OSMGYK YKYYY KUW GSGKWUGOI UU]KW³ GSI MUWSUSGQ GSGQ_YKY¶ 9MK YY[I_ IUKYS¾Y K]UQOIOYQ_ SKSYOUS GS_ UWUGQKSY UW QOSOYGYOUSY ]OYM YMK SKYMUIUQUM_¶ 9MK G[YMUWY [YKI YYGYOYYOIGQ YKYYY YU GSGQ__K IGYG³ GSI YMK GGYYWGIY SKSYOUSY YOMSOKOIGSY MWU[U ] YOSK OSYKWGIYOUSY GSI SGOS KKKKIYY UK YOSK KUW [GWOU[Y U[YIUSKY¶
P a g e | 3 Copyright University of Guelph 2013 Step 4. How reliable are the results? a. Do the authors suggest any problems with the study that could lead to unreliable results? Step 5. Based on your analysis, are the claims made in this journal article accurate? a. Do the conclusions made (about the results) by the author make sense to you? Are the conclusions too broad or too narrow based on what was actually done in the study? b. Based on the accuracy of the methodology and the reliability of the results as described in Steps 3 and 4, do you think the conclusions can be believed? 9MK GWYOIQK IUKY SUY K]UQOIOYQ_ IOYI[YY UWUGQKSY YMGY IU[QI QKGI YU [SWKQOGGQK WKY[QYY¶ 9MK IUSIQ[YOUSY WKMGWIOSM YMK Y[UKWOUW KKKKIYY UK ]MUQK KMMY YKKS Y[UUUWYKI G_ YMK WKUUWYKI IGYG¶ 9MK SKYMUIUQUM_ GUUKGWY YU[SI³ YU / YMOSQ YMK IUSIQ[YOUSY IGS GK GKQOK[KI¶
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P a g e | 4 Copyright University of Guelph 2013 Step 6. What is the importance of this scientific work? a. Write (in your own words) the significant contributions of the experimental work in this journal article as reported by the authors. b. Re-read your notes and explain why you think this is o a strong or weak scientific article o a strong or weak scientific study Resources for students: 1. If you are struggling with plagiarism and paraphrasing, then refer to our online Paraphrasing module. 2. If you are struggling with figuring out how to read the information, then refer to the section on active reading in the “Learning from Textbooks” section of A Guide for University Learning . 3. If you want to learn how to find more academic information on other science topics, then refer to our online Searching for Scientific Journal Articles module. 9MK YY[I_ IUSYWOG[YKY [GQ[GGQK OSYOMMYY OSYU YMK UUYKSYOGQ GKSKKOYY UK ]MUQK KMM OSMKYYOUS UUYY» WKYOYYGSIK YWGOSOSM³ UGWYOI[QGWQ_ OS YKWSY UK OSUWU[OSM GUI_ IUSUUYOYOUS³ YYWKSMYM³ GSI MUWSUSGQ WKYUUSYKY¶ 7K»K[GQ[GYOSM YMK OSUUWYGSIK UK YMK YIOKSYOKOI ]UWQ³ OY¾Y IW[IOGQ YU IUSYOIKW YMK YY[I_¾Y QOSOYGYOUSY³ YMK YUKIOKOIOY_ UK YMK UUU[QGYOUS YY[IOKI³ GSI UUYKSYOGQ IUSKU[SIOSM KGIYUWY YMGY SOMMY OSUGIY YMK MKSKWGQO_GGOQOY_ UK YMK KOSIOSMY¶ / YMOSQ OY OY G YYWUSM YIOKSYOKOI GWYOIQK G[Y O YMOSQ YU SGQK OY K[KS YYWUSMKW³ YMK G[YMUWY SKKI YU MU SUWK OSYU IKUYM GGU[Y YMK KGIYUWY GSI UUU[QGYOUS UK YMK YY[I_¶