Synthesizing Scholarly Literature Findings

Synthesizing Scholarly Literature Findings

 To prepare:

Review the search strategies you learned in Week 3 and the video titled Identifying Gaps in the Literature.

Using the search strategies you have learned about, find six recent, scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles that support your research problem. You may have already collected articles in previous assignments, and they may be used for this Assignment.

Use the APA Course Paper Template (APA 7) found in this week’s Learning Resources to complete your Assignment.

Assignment: 2–3 pages, not including title page or references page(s)

Create a Research Article Summaries document on which you can list, in alphabetical order, the six peer-reviewed articles related to your topic with a concise summary.

Synthesizing Scholarly Literature Findings

Each research article summary should use the following format:

Complete, APA reference entry, followed by(a) In-text citation(b) What was studied(c) What was found(d) Why this research is important in relation to your study. This evidence provides the justification for your research problem.

Note: The above research article summary format is used in the “Supporting Literature” section of the Prospectus form.

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Keeping in mind what makes a good research article, compare them with a focus on how the authors have used evidence to justify their research problem and question.

Note: Save this Research Articles Summaries document, as you will add to and revise it in future weeks.

Synthesizing Scholarly Literature Findings

 To prepare:

Review the search strategies you learned in Week 3 and the video titled Identifying Gaps in the Literature.

Using the search strategies you have learned about, find six recent, scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles that support your research problem. You may have already collected articles in previous assignments, and they may be used for this Assignment.

Use the APA Course Paper Template (APA 7) found in this week’s Learning Resources to complete your Assignment.

Assignment: 2–3 pages, not including title page or references page(s)

Create a Research Article Summaries document on which you can list, in alphabetical order, the six peer-reviewed articles related to your topic with a concise summary.