The document provides guidelines for students writing an article review. It states that the main aims are for students to gain a deeper understanding of their topic and broaden their overall course understanding. Students must thoughtfully select an appropriate article to review and write and present it to benefit fully. Plagiarism is not tolerated. The review should be 5-10 pages including a copy of the article with highlights. It should follow a specified format covering the researchers' aims, methods, findings, strengths/weaknesses, and applications to physical education. Students will be penalized for plagiarized work and graded based on justification of opinions, idea development, article summary quality, writing clarity, and report organization.
The document provides guidelines for students writing an article review. It states that the main aims are for students to gain a deeper understanding of their topic and broaden their overall course understanding. Students must thoughtfully select an appropriate article to review and write and present it to benefit fully. Plagiarism is not tolerated. The review should be 5-10 pages including a copy of the article with highlights. It should follow a specified format covering the researchers' aims, methods, findings, strengths/weaknesses, and applications to physical education. Students will be penalized for plagiarized work and graded based on justification of opinions, idea development, article summary quality, writing clarity, and report organization.
The document provides guidelines for students writing an article review. It states that the main aims are for students to gain a deeper understanding of their topic and broaden their overall course understanding. Students must thoughtfully select an appropriate article to review and write and present it to benefit fully. Plagiarism is not tolerated. The review should be 5-10 pages including a copy of the article with highlights. It should follow a specified format covering the researchers' aims, methods, findings, strengths/weaknesses, and applications to physical education. Students will be penalized for plagiarized work and graded based on justification of opinions, idea development, article summary quality, writing clarity, and report organization.
The document provides guidelines for students writing an article review. It states that the main aims are for students to gain a deeper understanding of their topic and broaden their overall course understanding. Students must thoughtfully select an appropriate article to review and write and present it to benefit fully. Plagiarism is not tolerated. The review should be 5-10 pages including a copy of the article with highlights. It should follow a specified format covering the researchers' aims, methods, findings, strengths/weaknesses, and applications to physical education. Students will be penalized for plagiarized work and graded based on justification of opinions, idea development, article summary quality, writing clarity, and report organization.
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ARTICLE REVIEW GUIDELINES
( DATELINE 8 MEI 2013 )
The main aim of this article review and presentation is so that students will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the topic of choice, thereby broadening their overall understanding of the course. Therefore, in order for students to fully benefit from this exercise, students are expected to be thoughtful in selecting an appropriate article to review as well as in the process of writing and presentation. Plagiarism will not be tolerated as it contradicts with the aims of this exercise.
Writing the review: 1. The review should be between 5 10 pages. 2. A copy of the article should be included with the written review and important points in the article should be highlighted with a highlighter or underlined. 3. Tahoma or Arial Narrow size 12, typed, 1,5-spaced on plain A4 paper. 4. The format should be as follows: -What were the researchers trying to find? -Why was the topic important to investigate or understand? -How did researchers investigate this? Were their research methods appropriate and adequate for the research? -What statistical methods did the researchers use? -What did researches claim to have found? -Were the findings/results clearly stated? -How the findings advance knowledge in the field? -How well do the researchers place their findings within the context of on going - scholarly inquiry about their research topic? -What do you consider to be the major strengths and weakness of the research? -How does the findings relate to something you have experienced in physical education on the course or in real life? -Could the results be applied to physical education situations to improve performance/solve problems etc?
5. Remember to be critical by giving your own original opinions. 6. Students will be penalized for handing in plagiarised work.
Rubrics as follows:
8 - 10 Opinions are justified well and is closely related to the selected topic Good development of ideas Excellent summary of the article (in own words/paraphrased well) Written in a clear, well-organized and easily understandable manner Minimal grammatical errors Neat general appearance and organization of report (according to format & highlights important points)
5 - 7 Opinions could be better elaborated/justified and is somewhat related to the selected topic Some ideas are underdeveloped but generally good Good summary of the article Style of writing is acceptable but can be unclear in some parts Considerable grammatical errors General appearance and organization of report is acceptable
1 - 4 Opinions lack justification and may stray from the main ideas of the selected topic Many ideas are underdeveloped Mediocre summary of the article (does not paraphrase much/at all) Style of writing is acceptable but can be unclear in some parts Many grammatical errors General appearance and organization of report is acceptable