Journal Article Review Assignment Instructions

Overview

For this course, you will complete five journal article reviews. For each Journal Article Review Assignment, you will select a journal article relating to the topic for the module as shown below. Each journal article selected must be current within the last five years, from a peer-reviewed journal, and related to students with autism.

 

The topics for the Journal Article Review Assignments are as follows:

Module 1: Week 1	Journal Article Review: Causes of Autism
Module 2: Week 2	Journal Article Review: Collaborating with Parents of Students with Autism
Module 4: Week 4	Journal Article Review: Sensory Aspects of Autism
Module 5: Week 5	Journal Article Review: Comorbid Diagnoses (DSM)
Module 7: Week 7	Journal Article Review: School-Based Assessment

 

 

Instructions

For each Journal Article Review Assignment, include at least one paragraph for each of the following:

• Introduction that summarizes the article.
• Analysis of the author’s or authors’ key points. Include statements that offer comparison and/or contrast of the article’s content to the information in the course’s textbook readings.
• Personal reflection linking your own experiences to the content of the article. Include a concluding statement on the overall effectiveness of the article.

 

Each Journal Article Review Assignment must be at least one, double-spaced page. Current APA formatting guidelines must be followed throughout the paper, including margins, font style and size, and in-text citations.

 

Include a title page and a references list that begins on a separate page. The title page and references page must be in current APA format.

 

Include either your first or last name in the file name when you save the document (e.g., Smith Journal Article Review Causes of Autism).

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.