Reading of a Research Article

Part I:

Complete the following information and questions as you read the Research Article.

Title of Article

Date

Is the article considered recent?

______Yes

______ No

Topic of study

Is this a clinical study? Is this a summary of information from other studies?

Authors of Study

Who wrote conclusions based on study (studies)?

Subjects in Study

Who are the participants in the study? Age? Grade level?

Type of Readers in Study

Below grade level?

On grade level?

Above grade level?

Hypothesis

What is the study trying to prove or document?

Summary of Findings

Is the hypothesis proven or supported by the research?

If not, what are the findings?

Application

Can this research inform your teaching practice?

If so how? If nor, why not?

Part II:

Answer the question based on the reading of the research article.

What is the big idea or take away from the article?

How would you use the information in the article to be more effective in the classroom?

What from the article would you incorporate into the LEA approach?