Overview: For this assignment you will summarize the findings of three academic journal articles related to your topic. For each article, summarize the: (a) purpose and rationale, (b) method, and (c) major findings/conclusions in three paragraphs. This assignment is an individual grade and helps ensure each member of your team is making progress in researching your topic. Each summary should begin with the APA reference for the article at the top of the page (see example on Canvas). Your summaries should address the following questions:
Purpose and rationale
What was the overall purpose of the study? (i.e., what did the authors do and why?)
What was the authors’ rationale for conducting the study? (i.e., what ‘gap’ in the literature was identified?)
What was the specific research question or hypothesis(es) being tested?
Method
What method (e.g., survey, experiment, content analysis) did the researchers use?
Briefly describe any relevant information:
e.g., if a survey, who was sampled? What types of questions were asked?
e.g., if an experiment, what was the design? What were the independent/dependent variables?
Major findings/conclusions
What were the major findings/conclusions of the study?
You do not need to discuss specific statistical results or numbers—rather, focus on broad takeaways
