Cape Peninsula University of Technology FACULTY OF EDUCATION METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS 4 MMA471S INTERMEDIATE PHASE & GRADE 7 T1 - Paper Critique DUE: 08 March 2024 This assignment is aimed at developing your skills in reviewing literature and develop your view of deciding what makes a good piece of academic writing. These skills will be necessary is the Research Project you will be doing this year. You need to critique the article Backing Up and Moving Forward in Fractional Understanding. In your critique you must use a minimum of two other published articles to compare it to, and support your argument in your critique. Ensure that you reference correctly and include a reference list at the end. Barlow, A.T., Lischka, A.E., Willingham, J.C. and Hartland, K.S. 2016. Backing up Moving and Forward in Fractional Understanding. Teaching Children Mathematics, 23(5): 284-291. Your paper critique must meet the following criteria: CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION Introduction Define the subject of the article and point of view Background to Research - Article/Author information - Summarise the author's main points and purpose Main body Begin with a brief summary describing the project. You might include: - The aim of the research - What was done (method) - To whom was it done (subjects) - Why was it done? What were the expected results (/problem statement/Hypothesis) - What was found (actual results) - What did the author say the results mean? (His/her conclusions) Discuss the strengths of the article Discuss the weaknesses of the article Aspects to look at to help you decide these include: -How appropriate was the title, the abstract and the introduction; is there alignment of the title and hypothesis or problem statement or research question; Strength of the methodology (refer back to other literature for ideas on what is good/bad methodology in research); Is the argument logical and is there sufficient evidence to support it? Does the research advance the field or replicate work already done? If it advances what new knowledge does it bring? Clarity of data presentation (readability of graphs and tables) Appropriate statistics, were the right analyses done? Are the appropriate conclusions drawn? (some researchers are conservative and do not draw conclusions that are evident from their data; others are liberal and draw conclusions not supported by their data). Does the article present and refute opposing points of view? MARK 15 (½ to 1 page) 20 (½2 to 1 page) 50 (1-1½ pages) Conclusion Re-emphasise your argument/point of view Make final suggestions and/or positive and negative criticisms on the book or article you critiqued What questions/observations does the article suggest? Referencing (Correct use of in-text referencing and reference list included at end of critique/end of text referencing) 15 (1/4 to 12 page}