Journal Article Critique
Assignment 14
Activity Description
Please review the Class Participation Policy located in the Course Essentials section of the syllabus for this course.
Learners are expected to have weekly interaction with the Faculty Mentor as well as with other Learners through class
participation in the Class Discussion Forum. Learners must post to the Course Discussion Forum at least once each
week. The post should be a direct response to the topic for the week and include brief commentary on the posts of
other classmates. Your post must be substantial and thoughtful and be a minimum of 250 words. It is recommended
that you write your post in Word to track your word count and then copy and paste it into the discussion forum space in
the course syllabus.
Here you will be evaluating and critiquing a scholarly article from a professional journal that is relevant to the
course. CalSouthern has fabulous data bases where you will be able to locate articles in their entirely such as
ProQuest. If you need assistance our Librarian, Jennifer Hill at:jhill@calsouthern.edu is available and is most
happy to assist you! A link to finding an article is at:https://learners.calsouthern.edu/Library/Default.aspx
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Using the University Virtual Library, find an article from a professional journal dated within the past 2 years
that has significance to this course or you can select one of the resources listed in the Bibliography section,
which is located under the course Resources tab.
o what sparked your interest in choosing this article
o summarize your own understanding of the article’s relevance to human development
o discuss the application of the content of this article to your own life, your family and your professional work
Assignment Outcomes
Evaluate course concepts critically and competently through interaction with Learners and Faculty Mentor
Compare and contrast current research findings on life span and human development
Analyze and evaluate information critically and effectively
Evaluate, incorporate and demonstrate ethical behavior in regard to emerging relevant technologies applicable to psychology
Discussion Work
Please go to the Course Discussion Forum Tab to post your discussion entries, by either continuing dialog or start a new thread.