Examining Effects of Poverty, Maternal Depression, and Children’s Self-Regulation Abilities on the Development of Language and Cognition in Early Childhood: An Early Head Start Perspective

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Guidelines for Research Critique  Fall 2020 40 Points  Title Page 2 Point  Use an interesting title that includes something alluring, followed by the key idea of the paper. For example, “Maybe they are just looking? How pre-kindergarteners spend their time” An interesting graphic should accompany the title and at the bottom right-hand corner of the page should be:  Your Name  Date  Hypothesis/Research Question(s) 6 Points  Begin the paper by including the authors (all must be included the first time you mention the study, but subsequently you can mention the first author et al.) and the date. What did the researchers seek to uncover? Why is their topic an important research question? Who is the intended audience? Include key terms and their operational definitions using direct quotes and citing with (author, date, p. xx).  Methodology 8 Points  What are the characteristics of the participants: ages, number of subjects, and special features of the sample, including whether the study used random or convenience sampling? Be sure to include how many boys/girls, cultural and language variables, etc. Location of study (homes, clinics, school, lab) Design: such as survey, casual-comparative, single-subject, narrative, ethnographic, etc. Procedure- how were subjects recruited? What exactly took place? In other words, what was the experience of the participants? Instrumentation- what kinds of data were collected? How did the researchers gather their data? Statistics used- such as ANOVA or Linear Equation Modeling Findings 8 Points  What were the findings related to the hypothesis? Be sure to include p vales to show the strength of the findings in parentheses such as: girls used more emotional terms (such as angry, scared, and tired) compared to boys (p<.01). What was unexpected, surprising, or unusual? What were the conclusions? Critique of the Study 15 Point  How well does the population that was sampled generalize to other populations? i.e. what about diverse students- African-American, Latino, Asian-American, or Native American? What about children with special needs or linguistic diversity? How were parents and/or communities involved? What questions remain unanswered? The “Yah, but” factor: yeah, they found some difference between groups, but only one classroom was observed. Was data sufficiently large to generalize? The Reference 1 Point  Include the full reference on the last page- the reference should be on a separate page and not directly after the critique of the study section. Please put the full reference in APA style. Here is an example.  Russell, E., Russell, . , Williams, S. , & Gleason-Gomez, C. (2010). Teachers’  perceptions of administrative support and antecedents of turnover. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24(3), 195.  Additional Guidelines  * Please note: the research articles you select should be peer-reviewed journals or empirical studies that are either qualitative or quantitative. Studies should current and within the last 5-7 years.  * Please be sure to properly cite references (APA format) throughout your paper especially if you are choosing to use direct quotes.  * There is no set number of pages for this assignment because the number of pages will depend on how long your research article is.