PSY 205: Article Review Guidelines and Grading Guide
Overview
Throughout this course, you will be working on a final project that involves summarizing and reviewing a peer-reviewed article related to a topic in forensic
psychology.
Main Elements/Format
Reading the Article
? Allow enough time to understand it.
? Read the article without taking notes to gain an overall idea of its main idea.
? Read the article again analytically highlighting important ideas and making brief notes of main ideas and main topic.
Writing the Article Review
? Provide a synopsis of the article. Make sure to address these questions:
o What is this article specifically addressing?
o How does this article related to your selected topic?
o Did the article contain research? Provide a summary of the research that was discussed, as applicable.
o If applicable: What data was used? What instruments, if any, were used to collect data?
o If applicable: What were some of the conclusions, if any, to the research in this article?
? Your synopsis should end with a review and critique of your article. Make sure to address these questions:
o What references did the author use in this article?
o Was the article reliable and valid? Explain.
o Was this article well-written? Thoughtful andreflective?
o What were the limitations in this article? Anyvariables?
o What other thoughts or comments do you have related to this article?
Your finalized article review should be at least 5 pages in length.
Deliverable Milestones
? Milestone One: Submit Selected Topic and Article (Due in Module Two)
Submit your selected topic in forensic psychology, the citation information of your selected article (which must be related to your selected topic), and as a
link to your article. Your selected article must be from a peer-reviewed, professional journal (Journal of Personality Assessment is an example of a peerreviewed journal; Time, Newsweek, and Psychology Today are NOT peer-reviewed journals). Review this resource to find out more about what a peerreviewed article is, this resource for information about how to determine if a journal is peer reviewed, and go to this site to learn about getting started
with research at Shapiro Library.
If you located your article through Shapiro Library, make sure to note where/how you found it as well. This assignment is not graded, but you will
receive formative feedback from your instructor on whether or not your topic and article are appropriate for this assignment.
? Milestone Two: Finalize and Submit Final Article Review (Due in ModuleSeven)
Finalize and submit your completed article review. Your article review should include all of the components described the Writing the Article
Review section (under Main Elements/Format) of this document. Your article review will be graded using the rubric on the following pages.
? Milestone Three: Review Classmates Article Reviews (Due in Module Eight)
Post your article review and read at least two of your classmates article reviews and provide comments on their reviews.
Consider the elements in the rubric (at the end of this document) as well as the following questions when providing a review of your classmates work:
o How well did they analyze their article?
o Did they address all of the questions (in the Writing the Article Review section of this document) in their articlereview?
o What new insights or ideas did you learn by reading their article reviews?
This assignment is not graded, but you will receive formative feedback from your instructor.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Main Elements Includes almost all of the main
elements and requirements
and cites multiple examples to
illustrate each element
Includes most of the main
elements and requirements and
cites many examples to illustrate
each element
Includes some of the main
elements and requirements
Does not include any of the
main elements and
requirements
25
Inquiry and Analysis Explores multiple issues
through extensive collection
and in-depth analysis of
evidence to make informed
conclusions
Explores some issues through
collection and in-depth analysis of
evidence to make informed
conclusions
Explores minimal issues
through collection and
analysis of evidence to make
informed conclusions
Does not explore issues
through collection and
analysis of evidence and does
not make informed
conclusions
20
Integration and
Application
All of the course concepts are
correctly applied
Most of the course concepts are
correctly applied
Some of the course concepts
are correctly applied
Does not correctly apply any
of the course concepts
10
Critical Thinking Demonstrates comprehensive
exploration of issues and ideas
before accepting or forming an
opinion or conclusion
Demonstrates moderate
exploration of issues and ideas
before accepting or forming an
opinion or conclusion
Demonstrates minimal
exploration of issues and
ideas before accepting or
forming an opinion or
conclusion
Does not demonstrate
exploration of issues and ideas
before accepting or forming
an opinion or conclusion
20
Research Incorporates many scholarly
resources effectively that
reflect depth and breadth of
research
Incorporates some scholarly
resources effectively that reflect
depth and breadth of research
Incorporates very few
scholarly resources that
reflect depth and breadth of
research
Does not incorporate scholarly
resources that reflect depth
and breadth of research
15
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations)
No errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
Minor errors related to
organization, grammar and style,
and citations
Some errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
Major errors related to
organization, grammar and
style, and citations
10
Total 100%
this is the article I have to use: Pica, E., & Pozzulo, J. (2017). Comparing Younger and Older Adult Eyewitnesses: Examining the Simultaneous, Elimination, and Wildcard Lineup Procedures. Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25(1), 106123. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2017.1364614
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