Video 5 : Summarizing Journal Articles

1. Video 5: Summarizing Journal Articles

2. Understand the goals of summarizing a journal article Realize why summarizing a journal article might be necessary Know what should be included in journal article summaries Follow a format for writing journal summaries Objectives: At the conclusion of this module students will: 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 When summarizing a journal article the goal(s) should be: To provide the “gist” of the journal article. To overview the work in your own words and not the author’s. To cover the main points of the article that are pertinent to your work. Significantly shorter than the original.  A B C D

4. 1 2 3 4 You might summarize a journal article to: Help convey a general idea or theme Provide crucial support for idea or theme Add credibility Establish a background or context Introduce a topic of importance A B C D E

5. 1 2 3 4 Effective summaries are made up of concise, coherent sentences that communicate the key information of a passage. Summarizing may involve deleting extraneous material, highlighting key points, synthesizing the overall meaning, or miniaturizing primary ideas. The summary should maintain same structure and balance as the original. Remember that a summary must remain faithful to the author’s interpretation and emphasis. A B C D

6. Structureshould be: Introduction Method Results Discussion Balanceentails establishing proportional representation of the above sections Structure AND Balance: 1 2

7. 1 2 3 4 Each summary that is written should: Begin with the APA citation Should be 400 words or less Include all the required sections (structure) Be representation of the journal article layout (balance) For this class the Formatfor each summary: a b c d

8. At this point you should: Understand the goals of summarizing a journal article Realize why summarizing a journal article might be necessary Know what should be included in journal article summaries Follow a format for writing journal summaries 1 2 3 4

9. What is the big issue? Can you determine what is know to date? Can you identify the independent variable(s) for this study? Can you draw the design of the study? Can you identify dependent variables? Is there an innovative measurement scheme? Is a hypothesisprovided? Can you plot the most important finding(s)? Are the findings congruent with what is known? Controversial? Is there a link to theory in the discussion (introduction → discussion)? Is there a link to the big issue in the discussion? What should we be looking for: