RESEARCH ARTICLE SUMMARY SUMMATIVE GRADE RUBRIC
Read an empirical research article. The article will be current research related to any field of science
(medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, etc.). Read the article thoroughly, and highlight important
supporting information, findings, and conclusions. After you have read the article thoroughly, write a 2-3
page article summary that includes the following information. You must write in an essay format (no
bullet points or lists).
What is the stated purpose of the article?
What theoretical model do the researchers use, and how does this model support the purpose of the
research?
What important information is given to provide the reader with background knowledge about the topic?
From the Methods section, clearly identify each of the following:
1. Participants;
2. Measures: the area that was being assessed, the age of the children, the instrument used and
the reliability of the instrument.
From the Discussion section, what are the most important stated results?
What conclusions can you draw based on the research presented in this article?
THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE ON THE DAY OF YOUR FINAL EXAM: _________________
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Emerging
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Adequate
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Exceptional
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Stated Purpose of Article
Theoretical Model Selected
Background Knowledge
Provided
Methods Section
Discussion Section
Grammar/Spelling/Neatness
Total Possible: 24 Points
Total Percentage:
Total Points:
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RESEARCH ARTICLE SUMMARY SUMMATIVE GRADE RUBRIC
Volume 346, Number 6213, Issue of 28 November 2014
PLANT SCIENCE: Biosynthetic pathway holds roots of domestication
BLACK HOLE PHYSICS: Timing tells the structure of the unseen
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Graphene: A miniature bulletproof vest?
CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY: Polluting the way to more productivity
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Forgetting history one president at a time
SKIN DISEASE: Personalized cell therapy for skin disorder
PALEOGENOMICS: Secrets of human ancestor evolution revealed
REPELLENT SURFACES: Undercutting the surface keeps liquids at bay
MITOCHONDRIA: Cross talk between mitochondria and mitosis
CANCER IMMUNOLOGY: Retaining a barrier to cancer metastasis
MINERALOGY: A mineral name for mantle perovskite
PALEOMAGNETISM: Magnetic moments in planetary history
GENOME ENGINEERING: CRISPR-Cas: A revolution in genome engineering
TETANUS TOXIN ENTRY: A potential peptide to prevent tetanus?
T CELL SIGNALING: Stimulatory signals add up for T cells
FUNGAL BIOGEOGRAPHY: Assessing fungal diversity worldwide
DNA REPAIR: Staggered incisions unhook DNA crosslinks
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: Deciphering information flow in T cells
Volume 346, Number 6212, Issue of 21 November 2014
GEOMORPHOLOGY: Tibetan gorge avoids a tectonic aneurysm
CHROMOSOMES: A cohesin ring around two DNA strands
OPTICS: Compensating optical loss for laser gain
LIQUID STRUCTURE: Containing the nuclear elephant's foot
EBOLA EPIDEMIOLOGY: Recharging Ebola mitigation measures
TUBERCULOSIS: Using a diabetes drug to treat tuberculosis
EXOPLANET MAGNETISM: Transit marked by magnetosphere effects
METABOLISM: Making the brain promote fat loss in mice
INFLUENZA IMMUNOLOGY: Hills and valleys of influenza infection
EBOLA MOUSE MODEL: Variety of Ebola symptoms in mice
INFLAMMATION: HIV drugs can dampen inflammation, too
HOX LOCI REGULATION: Similar regulation of digit and genital development
MOUSE GENOMICS: Rewiring the gene regulatory landscape
AGING: How a fungus can live for centuries
Volume 346, Number 6211, Issue of 14 November 2014
SEXUAL CONFLICT: Why some male animals kill infants
VIRAL INFECTION: Flagellin gives rotavirus a one-two punch
CLIMATE CHANGE: Striking when hot, and more when hotter
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM: The Sun rises (and sets) on hamster memories
RESEARCH ARTICLE SUMMARY SUMMATIVE GRADE RUBRIC
EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERE: Sunny side hot for tidally locked world
CILIA AND FLAGELLA: Molecular ruler rules cilia and flagella length
NANOPHOTONICS: Gold nanoparticles form potential plasmons
IMMUNOLOGY: A step toward better vaccine adjuvants
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: Record your memories with a DNA recorder
LANDSCAPE HYDROLOGY: Impacts of deforestation on wetlands
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: It takes two antibiotics—but which two?