Journal Article Summary Instructions 
          
          
         Part 1: SEARCH  
             1.  Follow the instructions provided to use Summons to select a journal article to review for this 
                  assignment. Your article needs to meet the following criteria: 
                      a.  Must focus on K12 education. 
                      b.  Must be published since 2015 
                      c.  Must be from the United States 
                      *Hint, use these as your search criteria  
             2.  Once you have chosen your article, get approval from your instructor. 
             3.  Create the APA citation you will need to add to your reference page. Also, go ahead and create the in-
                  text citation you will need when writing your review. 
          
         Part 2: Practicing APA Reference Style  
         1. Read the full text journal article selected. (You will probably need to read it more than once. Remember 
         the tips from the infographic and from Dr. Durb’s video) 
          
         2. Prepare the title page: Create a Header with your running head and page number. The title page should 
         contain assignment title, your name, and University name. (See Sample on Blackboard.) 
         Center title page information from left to right, and top to bottom on the title page, double spacing between 
         lines.  
          
         3. Article summary: Summarize the article in your own words in three (3) to four (4) pages of narrative. 
         Double space, use a consistent, 12-point font, and 1 inch margins. A summary should address the following: 
                      •    Kind of research. Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed- Methods, etc. 
                      •   Description of subjects and setting. Who were the participants? Where was the study 
                          conducted? 
                      •   Identify the research hypothesis and/or research question/s. What was the research trying to 
                          do? 
                      •   Discuss three findings from the article. What did the study find out? 
                      •   Identify two limitations of the study. What did the study not find out? What new questions did 
                          it create for future studies? 
                      •    
         4. In-text citations. You must provide examples of each of these types of in-text citations. 
                      a)  Direct quote 
                      b)  Paraphrase citation 
                      c)   
         5. Reference page: Title this page “Reference/s.” Use APA style to reference the journal article on this page. 
         Use the citation provided to cite your article. That will be the only thing on this page! 
          
         6. What to submit to Blackboard. 
                      a)  Article Summary including title page and reference page. This will be five (5) to six (6) pages in 
                          length including a title page, summary (3-4 pages) and a reference page.  
                   Journal Article Summary Instructions 
     
            
    APA Journal Article Reference Format:  
    Author’s last name, First initial. (Date). Title of article. Name of Journal, volume number, page numbers.  
    Sample Reference page format:  
     
                              
                          References 
    Hollingsworth, M. & Woodward, J. (1993). Integrated learning: Explicit strategies and their role in  
       problem-solving instruction for students with learning disabilities. Exceptional Children, 59, 444-455.  
    Mead, J. V. (2002). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that novice teachers bring with  
       them. Social Studies Review, 33, 9-12.  
    Helpful links: 
     
    General Link for APA 
    Use https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html  
    for information on additional APA formatting guidelines.  
     
     
    In-text citation including quotes: 
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the
    _basics.html 
     
    APA Reference Basics 
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_r
    ules.html