The document outlines the requirements for an article critique paper. It must be a minimum of 9 typed double-spaced pages, excluding the cover and references pages, with 1 inch margins. It must have an APA style cover page and reference page with minimal errors. The paper must cover all components of the provided critique outline, including an introduction discussing the identified issue, source, significance, and scope of the literature review. It also must include sections on methodology describing the research design and validity, data analysis covering procedures and results presentation, and communicating findings discussing limitations and implications.

1. The article critique paper must:
Be a minimum of 9 typed pages, size 12 font, double spaced
with 1 inch margins,
NOT
including the Cover and References pages
Have an APA style cover page and reference page
Be proofread and contain minimal to no grammar errors,
misspellings, incorrect APA formatting, or typographical errors)
Cover all components denoted in the Critique Outline below
Article Critique Outline
Below are the major elements required for the peer-reviewed
journal article critique paper and their associated point values.
The paper should be structured to
contain
the major category headings below including the:
Introduction
Methodology
Data Analysis
(called Results in some articles)
Communicating Findings
(often called Interpretation in articles).
The above heading should be included in the paper. For
example, the first level heading will be entitled
Introduction
and listed under that heading there should be eight second level
headings which are-
Introduction
Issue identified in the article

2. Source of the issue
Significance of the issue
Feasibility of the issue for study
Scope of the literature review
Theoretical context of the issue
Hypotheses/research questions
Variables of interest
Methodology
Description of the research design
Control of extraneous variables
Assessing internal and external validity
How the sample was obtained
Measurement instruments
Reliability and validity of those instruments
Sources of measurement error
Ethical considerations
Data Analysis
Data analysis procedures
Presentation of results; Use of tables
Interpretation of results
Communicating Findings
Discussion of findings
Limitations
Alternative explanations
Implications for the practitioner
Implications for future research