1. Background Information
Author(s):

Title:

Source:

Year:

 
2. Abstract
(In this section, you are supposed to rewrite the summary of the article in your own words; verbatim or paraphrasing the original abstract is not acceptable!)

3. Null hypothesis, (or p ) - level and sample size per group.

(Please state all statistical null hypotheses that can (or should) be tested in the article, the alpha or p-level associated with each Ho and sample size per cell.)

4. Independent and dependent variables.

(Please identify levels of each independent variable as well.)

5. Instrument, briefly comment on its reliability and validity.

[The instrument refers to the scale or device which was used to collect data. Sometimes, however, an instrument may have been used to establish groups or levels of the independent variable (say, SES). When this happens, you need to also discuss the reliability and the validity of such an instrument.]

6. Experimental Procedure (brief)

(This section should include the subjects, the sampling method, the procedure, and the debriefing process, if there is one.)

7. Statistical analysis and conclusion.

(Use this space to summarize the results in an ANOVA table, if possible. Present the post-hoc analyses, if there are any. Conclusions refer to researchers' interpretations of the findings.)

8. If you were the researcher, how would you improve the study? (Be specific)

(Please use this section to discuss any design flaws, violations of statistical assumptions, and questionable psychometrics of the instrument. Feel free to suggest alternative data analysis strategies or reporting formats.)