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Task - Article Critique Analysis

The critique analyzes an article that examined the impact of an online orientation program on graduate student anxiety. The critique identifies the key points of the original article, including its methodology, results, strong points, and weaknesses. It notes that while the original article discussed an important topic and highlighted the benefits of the online program, it lacked important details about the program itself and had a limited sample size and lack of diversity that hindered generalizing the findings. In conclusion, the critique acknowledges the original article explored a promising area but had weaknesses that need addressing for future research.

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Task - Article Critique Analysis

The critique analyzes an article that examined the impact of an online orientation program on graduate student anxiety. The critique identifies the key points of the original article, including its methodology, results, strong points, and weaknesses. It notes that while the original article discussed an important topic and highlighted the benefits of the online program, it lacked important details about the program itself and had a limited sample size and lack of diversity that hindered generalizing the findings. In conclusion, the critique acknowledges the original article explored a promising area but had weaknesses that need addressing for future research.

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TASK: ARTICLE CRITIQUE ANALYSIS

Read the critique article and be able to identify all the key points evaluated and analyzed by the critique writer. Complete the table below with
the detail, evidence, strong and weak points cited by the writer.

FORMALIST CRITICISM

Parts of the Critique Details Evaluation/ Evidence Strong Points Weak Points
Article

Introduction The topic is presented. “Researchers have noted It has a strong thesis
that graduate students statement.
The title of the article experience anxiety and
and the authors. stress that may be It also provides a
connected to high attrition summary of the details so
The criticisms of the rates (Poock 2002)” we can look forward to
study are the focus of reading in the critique.
the critique papers. In the article "Student
anxiety Effects of a new Lastly, the writer
graduate orientation presented or stated his
The problem (graduate
program "Megan Hullinger references.
students’ anxiety
and Dr. R. Lance Hogan
towards the degree) (2014) examined the
impact of an online
orientation program on
student anxiety.

summary The second paragraph's The sample size and The methodology of the kULANG YUNG NAG
content is a critique statistical test were both study was stated, ATTEND HSHSDJSDJSD
analysis of the specified. It was also providing readers with a
methodology and results. claimed that the STAI was brief explanation of how The descriptions of
used to compare students' the results were unfamiliar concepts were
anxiety levels before and accumulated. not provided. T-test is an
after the orientation example of it.
program.

Critique In paragraph three, it The critique writer Before pointing out the The lack of information
stated the strong and highlighted the article's shortcomings, the would make it difficult the
weak points of the study. advantages and article's good aspects program to expand or
disadvantages of the were highlighted. improve the study in this
orientation program kind of program.
implemented by the The understanding of the
article's authors. The main argument was being
critique writer then noted expressed in the work.
the author's omission of
key information about the
orientation program they
used in their study in the
latter section of the
paragraph.

In this paragraph, they Out of 802 incoming The researchers It is lacking because it
present the study's students who were invited discussed an important does not explain how the
findings however there to participate, only 32 topic at a time when study's factors were
are still certain limitations students completed the administrators are working limited. However,
on them. pre- and-post anxiety to improve retention Hullinger and Hogan
inventory. efforts in higher (2014) did not provide key
education. information about the
orientation program they
used in their study.

Conclusion Hullinger and Hogan Hullinger and Hogan The researchers The conducted study
(2014) conducted a study (2014) showed the good discussed an important lacks diversity, which
that explained promising results of an online topic at a time when hinders the lack of
results from an online orientation program administrators are working diversity among the
orientation program. designed to connect to improve retention participants, limiting the
However, the study had incoming graduate efforts in higher study's generalizability.
many weak points, students with university education. An online
including a lack of resources. This study did program approach could
diversity among the not properly explain this be beneficial to students
participants, which limited orientation program in because it allows them to
the generalizability of the order for future have important data
findings. researchers to replicate it available to them
in samples. regardless of whether
they are on campus or
not.

References Hullinger, M., and Hogan, Poock, M.C. (2002),


R.L. (2014). Student Graduate student
anxiety: Effects of a new orientation: Assessing
graduate student need and methods
orientation program. delivery. Journal of
Administrative Issues College Student
Journal: Education, Development, 43(2), 231-
Practice, and Research, 245. Retrieved from
4(2), 27-34, Retrieved ● http://www.myacpa.org/jo
from: urnal-college-student-
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fullt development.
ext/EJ1058507.pdf

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