Finding Evidence

Assignment Content

Evidence that supports a conclusion is part of the research process. Literature reviews often accompany research papers in the form of a summary and synthesis of the published information about the research topic. Although this week’s assignment is not a literature review, it is designed to familiarize you with the practice of finding appropriate sources and information on a topic.

Find three original research articles that apply to your research topic. The articles must be research articles (not informative articles) that are
peer reviewed,
recent (published within 5 years), and
statistically significant.

Using the following as headings in your paper, write a 260-word summary of each article in which you identify.
participants
independent variable(s),
dependent variable(s),
methods, and
results.

Determine whether these articles are suitable for inclusion in a literature review for your research topic.
If they are not, explain why.
If they are, explain how the information can be used to inform practice.

Compile the APA citations, the summaries and a link to the article in one document.

Include a link to the article and APA citation for each article.
Do not submit the article, just the link.
Submit the links, the APA citations and summaries in one document.