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Assignment: Research Article Summary

blocksRead an empirical research article. The article will be current research related to the field of mathematics. Read the article thoroughly, and highlight important supporting information, findings, and conclusions. You must write in an essay format (no bullet points or lists). After you have read the article thoroughly, write a 2-3 page article summary that includes the following information:

  1. What is the stated purpose of the article?
  2. What theoretical model do the researchers use, and how does this model support the purpose of the research?
  3. What important information is given to provide the reader with background knowledge about the topic?
  4. 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.
  5. From the Discussion section, what are the most important stated results?
  6. From the Discussion section, what conclusions can you draw based on the research presented in this article?

The paper must be submitted in APA formatting. ,shadow Here is a video tutorial explaining APA formatting. Additionally, you will share your summary of the article in class next week.


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