Article Critique Outline

Below are the major elements required for the peer-reviewed research article critique assignment and their associated point values.  The critique will 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 headings should be included in your critique. For example, the first level heading will be entitled Introduction and listed under that heading there should be eight second level headings which are included in the rubric below. 
 

If the article being critiqued is missing an element within one or more of the major categories, you should still address it in your critique.  For example, if your article does not discuss sources of measurement error which may have been present in the study, you should describe them and their potential impact on the study’s results.