For this assignment, you will create a summary and critique of a scholarly article related to the Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior and a health related subject that you are interested in.
1. Locate a scholarly article related to the Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior.
One way to begin is to use Google Scholar (Links to an external site.) and type in the Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior and the subject area you are interested in. For example, you could search for Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior and cardiovascular fitness or Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior and diabetes in Hispanic women. Be sure to use the quotations marks when searching.
Avoid articles that are meta-analyses, literature reviews, dissertations, or editorials
ARTICLE SUMMARY & CRITIQUE FORMAT:
Title of the article
LINK to the full text of the original article
Brief (1 paragraph) introduction pertaining to why you chose the article and/or subject area.
Summary overview of article including:
Scope or purpose (i.e., what are the research questions?)
Descriptive summary of the research methods, results, and conclusions
Critique – critical evaluation of the work including justification for:
Limitations of the study
Author(s) credentials
Analysis theory application (this section carries the most weight for scoring!)
Explain how the theory is related to or applies to the topic of the study by describing how each construct of the theory is used in the study
List the theory construct, then explain how it was applied in the study
Note that the study may not have use all of the theory constructs
