This assignment is really two mini-assignments. 1. A review of your second article, similar to your first article review. 2. A mini-paper comparing and contrasting the two articles and text-book.

A common misperception in research is that all published articles have merit, and findings should be taken as truth. The reality is that some articles get published despite poorly designed studies and/or erroneous conclusions. Part of your role as a young scientist-practitioner is to learn how to discern when a study is good and what conclusions you can glean from a study. This is especially germane in sports psychology, in which the rigor of empirical research is far behind other fields.

The purpose of these article review assignments is to provide you with some general heuristics to help you critically consume scholarly research. In this course, the three article reviews will build upon one another, with each subsequent review requiring more critical analysis and writing. You will pick a topic area in sports psychology that interests you. All three of your articles will be on your chosen topic, with the goal of the last article review assignment resulting in a brief scholarly research paper.

Article Review #2

This assignment will build upon Article Review #1. You will pick a new peer-reviewed article on a similar topic to your Article Review #1. This assignment will require you to turn in two separate documents.

Document #1: For your new article, you will form a 300- to 400-word review identical to what you wrote for Article Review #1. Please review the video "Understanding Statistics and Journal Articles in Research With Literature Reviews"Links to an external site. if necessary and integrate any instructor comments from your Article Review #1 feedback.

Document #2: In addition to this review, you will write a 250- to 350-word summary comparing and contrasting the two articles, addressing the following:

• What were the similarities and key differences between the two groups (populations) studied?
  • How will this impact conclusions you can draw as you try to integrate these two studies into your final paper?
• What are the similarities and key differences between the methods of the studies?
  • How will this impact conclusions you can draw as you try to integrate these two studies into your final paper?
• What are the similarities and key differences in the findings across both studies?

For this document, please use APA formatting and include citations of both articles along with the textbook.

Parameters

• The article review should be 300 to 400 words encapsulating all aspects in the grading rubric
• The summary comparing and contrasting this article to the article you read for review #1 should be 250 to 350 words