AHLZHEIMERS DISEASE
Your research article must include older adult human subjects 55 years of age and older as an appropriate population to study. The topic is about AHLZHEIMERS DISEASE. A research article tends to have the following sections: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Methods (subjects, instruments), Results, Discussion, and References. Complete 1 article review paper during weeks 4 & 9 for a total of 2 articles reviews. The article instructions as described below. THE STEPS FOR THE PAPERS: 1. Pick a research article from age-related or psychological professional journals. (″Refereed″ means that the article has been formally reviewed and recommended by a group of peer researchers.). Use ONLY data-based articles with older adult subjects and summarizes the results in the study. 2. To find an article for your paper: 1) GO TO website for http://libresources.wichita.edu/AGE-404 2) This site is made just for this course and will help you find your article using its databases linked to the WSU Library and tips on how to do a good search for those articles. [unique_solution]3. ARTICLE REVIEW PAPER INSTRUCTIONS: Use the sub-headings in your review as seen below (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion). Refer to “Student Example Article Review Paper.” Points will be deducted if you don’t include the items below under each heading. Below is the Grading Rubric and format for each Article Review (100 points possible) INTRODUCTION — Provide a full APA citation of the article. (5 point) — Identify the purpose of the article. (5 points) METHODS — Describe the design of the study, how many subjects were involved, instruments/questionnaires used, variables measured. Be specific! (20 points) RESULTS — Describe what was learned from the study. Be sure to address each variable discussed in the methods. — Write a brief summary of the main findings, arguments, or conclusions of the article / study. Be specific! (15 points) DISCUSSION — Discuss at least 1 strength of the study design, how the study was conducted. (10 points) — Discuss at least 1 weaknesses, limitations, or problem with the study design. (10 points) — Support your analysis with quotations and/or specific examples for each strength and weakness. (10 point) CONCLUSION — Summarize the previous discussion and make a final judgment on the value of the article. (5 point) — State what you learned from the article. (5 point) — State if you recommend it to other students. (5 point) — Comment on suggestions for future research (5 point) — Comment on implications of the research study (5 point) NO ACCEPTABLE – Point Deductions: –Not using the headers required. (-10 points) –Not choosing a research article with older adult human subjects (-40 points) — Using an Article review scholarly article, an encyclopedia, or a meta-analysis (-40 points) –Choosing a topic other than aging. (-40 points, with 1 chance to resubmit) Please see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/ for proper APA citation formatting.