would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles,
point out
1)
at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction,
2)
study’s
strengths,
3)
the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or
measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g.,
self-report, lab visits, direct observation]),
4)
implications of their findings (so what do they
findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to
real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people),
5)
future direction ideas (what
would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its
shortcomings).
