Literature Analysis Worksheet
Complete the following worksheet after finding your three articles.
Search
List the keywords you used for the searches you conducted in the scholarly databases, and explain your reasoning behind the choices you made. Describe the results you achieved.
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Summary
How do the authors state the research question in each article? Summarize each article. What is the importance these studies bring to their specialization area and the field of behavior analysis?
Each summary should be one paragraph consisting of 3–5 sentences. In your summary, focus on providing high-level information rather than details. Include information from the conclusion of the article.
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Implications and Social Significance
Discuss the implications of each article. State the social significance of the research.
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Compare, Contrast, and Synthesize
Compare the articles by stating what is similar about them. Contrast the articles by stating what is different about them. Synthesize the articles by taking information from all three articles and drawing a new conclusion or making a point about the combination of information.
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Synthesize
Credibility
List and explain the criteria you used to evaluate the credibility of each article you selected.
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