PSY 2880 LifeSpan Development: Articles

Scholarly periodicals are usually published by professional organizations or academic institutions and consist of reports of research written by professors or scholars in their field.  Some examples are, The Journal of Management, Journal of Educational Research, Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, and Research in Phenomenology  Often these publications are not published more than quarterly, sometimes only one or two times each year.  The journals consist of articles that are long 15-30 pages and the only images are graphs or charts that reflect the research being discussed.  Occasionally there will be advertisements for conferences or writing opportunities.

How to Read Scholarly Articles

For Each Article you locate in your search:

READ

• Abstract -- Start here.  If the information provided here meets your needs, continue on.  If not, find an article that better fits your needs
• Introduction - What is the author proposing?
• Conclusion - What did the author discover?
• Literature Review, Methodology, Research, etc. - Start from the beginning and carefully read with your pen in hand so you can ANNOTATE
  • If you don't know a Word, look it up - Oxford English Dictionary

ANNOTATE - write all on and throughout your reading of the article

• Summarize - paragraphs or sections
• Reflect on arguments
• Evaluate the evidence 

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