1 Assignment 1: Quantitative Journal Article Review Your Name Yorkville University PSYC6213 Research Methodology Instructor Name Month Day, Year 2 Declaration of chosen Topic for the Final Project [State the topic you have chosen for the final project] Quantitative journal article selected review [Surname, Initial., Surname, Initial., & Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of journal article with no caps. Title of Journal, Volume number (issue number), page numbers.] Statement of Problem [What is the counselling-related problem being addressed by this article, and what are the specific research question(s)? What are the researchers trying to do? Why?] Literature Review [Briefly describe relevant research that guided or precipitated this study. Include citations. Note: this should not be an exhaustive restatement of the article’s introduction; just summarize the key theory or empirical findings that provide the background and rationale for the study being reviewed.] Hypotheses To Be Tested [What are the hypotheses of this study? What did the researchers predict they would find? If provided, use the exact wording provided by the authors.] Method [The following content should take one to three lines under each heading.] Research Design [Briefly describe the research design (i.e. descriptive, quasi-experimental, correlational or true experiment] Participants 3 [Who were the participants (demographics), and how were they recruited and selected?] Materials [Briefly make note of the materials/measures that were used to assess the variables and to assess reliability and validity.] Procedure [Briefly describe the procedure – what was done in the study?] Statistics [Name the primary statistical design(s) employed. How were the data analyzed? What inferential analyses were performed? Which statistics and/or tests of significance were used?] Results [The following categories allow you to demonstrate your understanding of quantitative research] Implications for Counselors, Clients, and Counselling [What are the implications of the findings? What does this study offer for counsellors to improve their practice? Support your assertions with citations from the text and additional references where possible.] Summary [Summarize the main results with reference to the original hypotheses. To what extent were the hypotheses supported by the findings? Describe the article's findings to your audience of counsellors in a brief yet concise manner.] Interpretation [Are the conclusions made by the author(s) warranted? What are the possible alternative explanations for the results? What are the strengths of the study? What was done well? What are the weaknesses/limitations of the study? Identify the specific design and describe the salient 4 features). Incorporate your knowledge of course-related concepts in your discussion of these questions (e.g., ethical considerations, reliability/validity of measures, ability to draw causal conclusions, threats to the internal/external validity of the study, the generalizability of the study, confounding variables and sources of bias). Support your claims with material from the text and other scholarly references, as appropriate.] For Further Study [Recommend what should be done next in this area. How can this work be followed up or extended? How can this research be further developed?] 5 References [alphabetical order] Surname, Initial., Surname, Initial., & Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of journal article with no caps. Title of Journal, Volume number (issue number), page numbers. Surname, Initial. (Year). Book title: No caps except after colon or if the capitalization is for proper nouns like names of assessment tools. City, State or Province written as 2 letter abbreviation, such as ON: Publisher Name.
