1.  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
A) TITLE of Article/Journal or Chapter/Book:  ______________________________________________

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B) AUTHOR: ___________________________________ C) Search Tool  Used: _______________________

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2.  THESIS or TOPIC of the  work:

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3.  AUDIENCE: Who is the probable audience for this article?
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4.  CLAIMS: List one or two claims the author is trying to prove:
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5. CLARITY: Is the article title accurate and helpful? Explain. Is the article's purpose clear early on? Explain.
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6.  ASSUMPTIONS: What underlying assumptions does the author have?
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7. EMPHASIS: Have any ideas been over-emphasized or under-emphasized? Suggest specific revisions.
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8. RELEVANCE: Is all the discussion relevant? Explain.
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9. ERRORS: Are there errors of fact or interpretation? Explain.
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10. OBJECTIVITY/LOGIC: Is the author objective? Is the author's argument well reasoned and logical? Explain.
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11. EVIDENCE & SUPPORT: Does the author support the main ideas by legitimate evidence and/or references
to others? Explain.
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12. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: A) Is the objective of the research important to the field? B) Are the research
methods/design adequately described? C) Assess strengths and weaknesses of the sample or design.
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13. OVERALL EVALUATION  Overall, does the author effectively achieve her or his purpose in writing the
article? Did the article live up to your expectations?
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