This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose of the Study

Using information from the required article and mostly your words, thoroughly summarize the purpose of the study. Describe what the study is about.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Vague details provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch & Design

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the description of the type of research and the design of the study. Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of the study.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column one criteria is missing. Fair details provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSample

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeData Collection

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one data that was collected and how the data was collected from the study.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeData Analysis

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the data analysis/ tests performed or one method of data analysis from the study; include what you know/learned about the descriptive or statistical test or data analysis method. NR439 Week 6: Reading Research Literature Worksheet

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLimitations

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one limitation reported in the study.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first the column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFindings/Discussion

Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the authors’ findings/discussion reported in the study. Include one interesting detail you learned from reading the study.

20.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

18.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

16.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided.

8.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first the column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReading Research Literature

Summarize why it is important for you to read and understand research literature. Summarize what you learned from completing the reading research literature activity worksheet. NR439 Week 6: Reading Research Literature Worksheet

30.0 pts   Thoroughly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

26.0 pts   Mostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details.

24.0 pts   Minimally summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided.

11.0 pts   Poorly summarizes the criteria in the first the column. Vague details are provided.

0.0 pts   All criteria from the first column are missing.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScholarly Writing, Mechanics, Organization, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Grammar

15.0 pts   Excellent writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. No errors or 1-2 errors noted.

14.0 pts   Good writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. A few errors noted.

8.0 pts   Fair writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Some errors noted.

4.0 pts   Poor writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Many errors noted.

0.0 pts   Very poor writing, mechanics, and organization. Errors throughout are noted. Writing is difficult to understand or follow.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA In-Text Formatting for Cited Sentences

15.0 pts   Excellent APA in-text formatting with no errors.

14.0 pts   Good APA formatting. Uses APA in-text citation formatting with 1-2 errors noted.

8.0 pts   Fair APA formatting. Uses APA in-text citation formatting with some errors noted or does not use in-text citation formatting.

4.0 pts   Poor APA formatting with many errors noted.

0.0 pts   Very poor APA with errors noted throughout.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRequired RRL Worksheet and Required Article Use

0.0 pts   0 points deducted Required RRL Worksheet used for this assignment and Required Article used for this assignment. 0 points deducted

0.0 pts   20 points (10% ) deducted Required RRL Worksheet NOT used and/or Required Article NOT used for this assignment results in a deduction of 20 points (10%). 20 points deducted

0.0 pts

Total Points: 200.0 NR439 Week 6: Reading Research Literature Worksheet

 

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Reading Research Literature

Introduction

This guide is meant to be a clear, concise, non-technical “how-to” for finding and reading the scientific literature. It can help you find relevant articles on specific topics in the biological sciences and get more from them by having an understanding of what each part of an article does, how it’s organized, and how to read it.

This guide is meant to be a clear, concise, non-technical “how-to” for finding and reading the scientific literature.

This guide is meant to be a clear, concise, non-technical “how-to” for finding and reading the scientific literature.

It assumes you have already read some introductory material on how science works and what kinds of papers are published in journals. It also assumes that you’re familiar with key concepts such as peer review (the process by which scientists evaluate each other’s work), reproducibility (when experiments can be repeated by independent researchers), statistical significance (how certain results must be before they can be taken seriously), credibility bias (people’s beliefs affect whether they find something interesting or not), etc., but if any of these things are new to you then feel free to skip ahead!

Aims of this Guide

This guide aims to help you find and read the scientific literature. It is designed for those who are new to this area, or have not been using it for a long time. The aim of this guide is to:

• Understand how to find and read the scientific literature

• Use the scientific literature to answer questions about your research topic.

• Find the most relevant information in a scientific article by using search engines such as Google Scholar or PubMed Central (PMC).

This guide will also teach you how best use these resources when designing future experiments!

How to Find Articles on Specific Topics in the Biological Sciences

In order to find articles on specific topics in the biological sciences, use the library catalog. If you don’t have access to your university’s library, try searching PubMed and Google Scholar first.

If those options are too broad and general-interest, then ScienceDirect is probably your best bet. It’s a pay-per-view site where people can buy access to journals from around the world; unfortunately it doesn’t offer free trials or discounts for students so check before buying anything! The NCBI is another good place (but only if you have an account).

Getting to the Full Article

The first step is to check if the article is available online.

If you are able to find a link to the full text of the article, then you should be able to access it directly on your device. If this is not possible, try searching for “full text” in Google or another search engine and using that term as part of your query (e.g., “full text of [title]”). This will usually bring up results with links back through which you can follow from there—but make sure that these links lead directly back into where they started!

If none of these options works for some reason, try looking for an abstract instead: an overview written before any parts have been published yet by someone else who has read those parts and summarized their contents into something readable without having read them themselves yet (usually referred to as a synopsis). Abstracts often give information about what topics were covered by each paragraph/sentence/line within an article—and sometimes even include comparisons between two different works at times! So while they aren’t always completely accurate because someone else wrote them based off information provided by others’ research projects…they’re still helpful nonetheless since they provide context around what exactly went down during each stage(s) involved here.”

Scanning an Article for Relevant Information

Scanning an article for relevant information is the most important step in reading literature. This can be done by scanning the abstract, introduction and summary first. The next part is to look at the methods section and results section of the paper to see if there are any interesting facts or findings that would help you understand what they did or why they did it. By reading these sections carefully, you will be able to determine whether or not your research question has been answered adequately by this particular study (e.g., how many people were involved in this particular experiment). It’s also important to note that sometimes authors may include more than one method for describing their experiments; therefore it’s best practice not just focus on one section but rather all three: Abstract/Introduction/Methods

Getting the Most Out of a Scientific Article

As you read, keep in mind the following:

• Read the abstract first. This is the most important part of a scientific article because it summarizes what you need to know about your topic before diving into any detail about how it was done or what conclusions were drawn. If you’re interested in reading more about this research, check out its corresponding citation on PubMed (the U.S National Library of Medicine’s database). The full text of each paper can be accessed by clicking “PubMed ID” under each reference below; if there isn’t an abstract available online, ask your librarian to help you find one!

• Look at references cited throughout an article—and don’t forget typos! Many authors make mistakes when writing their papers, so double-check them before moving onto other sections (or even after reading through everything else). If something doesn’t seem right somehow–like if someone mentions another person instead of themselves–don’t stress too much over it; just cross out whatever needs correcting and move on with life as usual 🙂

Takeaway:

• Read the abstract.

• Read the introduction and conclusion.

• Read the methods and results sections in your paper, if they are included (they may not be). If you don’t know what this means, it’s probably because your professor hasn’t told you yet! But if your professor has said that some papers will not have them—or if they had been removed from a previous version of this coursework—you should definitely look into it before starting on another assignment like this one.

• Look at references cited in an essay or paper as well as other related works cited at different places throughout each text’s contents page(s). You can also do an internet search for these same terms using Google Scholar or another website like Library Journal or Magazines Online; these websites provide access to extensive databases full of relevant articles written over decades ago which might still contain helpful information today depending on how recently something was published by whoever wrote it first!

Conclusion

I hope you’ve found this guide useful and that it has helped you to get the most out of your reading. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section below!