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sk Description In this final assessment, you will source and critically evaluate two published empirical research articles, and develop a future research question based on your critical evaluation of these articles. The two articles critically evaluated will be your choice, but must be: a) Peer-reviewed primary source journal articles (i.e., articles reporting new research findings from an original empirical study conducted by the authors – not a review article). The articles must be published in reputable journals. b) Relevant to one specific area of interest in the positive psychology/ wellbeing/resilience domain, but this must be a different area of focus than the choice in Assessment 1. You will source two journal articles each reporting an empirical study relevant to the chosen area of interest, ensuring that you have not previously critiqued these journal articles in this unit or other units in this course. Please note: Assessment 3 must be completed individually., i.e., alone. It is an independent assessment piece and you cannot work with other students/people to complete it. Your ‘critical review and future research recommendations’ assessment piece will include consideration of the following: 1) What is the predominant area of interest for the researcher/s, and why is the area considered important? (This will become the basis for the introduction.) 2) What are the main research questions in each article? 3) Compare and contrast the methodologies used by the researchers in each article (how were their samples, research methods, procedures, measures similar and different to each other?) 4) What are the key findings in each of the research publications, and do they appear to be justified? (Are the conclusions drawn justified based on the evidence gained in the study?) 5) What are the strengths and limitations of each of the chosen research publications? (This critical appraisal should be more than a repetition of the limitations that the article authors report themselves) 6) A critical evaluation of the suggestions made by the researcher(s) for future research (i.e., critique the appropriateness of the suggestions for future research that were made by the study authors, and whether other suggestions could be warrantedIdentification of an important ‘gap’ in the research literature (based on the 2 chosen publications) that you propose could be further explored in research, and a justification for why this proposed future research would be worthwhile (e.g., Why is this future research important? How would seeking this new knowledge contribute to the population/community you are interested in?) The justification will include how addressing this ‘gap’ links to the publications you have reviewed, and is a logical nextstep for developing the publication authors’ line of enquiry further. (Your proposed idea should follow from the gaps identified in the 2 articles you chose to critically review. Note that it’s not expected that you will necessarily come up with an entirely new/unique research gap that has never been tested before, because you are basing your idea on your critical evaluation of only 2 journal articles.) You may include additional articles that support/guide your rationale, but this is not a compulsory requirement. 8) Formulation of at least one future research question that would meaningfully address the identified ‘gap’ in knowledge (using the guiding principles of the PICO/PEO [Population, Intervention/Exposure, Comparison, Outcomes] style framework). The maximum word count for this assessment task is 2000 words (+/- 10%). This word limit includes in-text citations but excludes any reference section. Meeting the word count is included as a part of the marking criteria in your marking rubric on Moodle. See the Psychology Word Count Information document on Moodle for a rationale for using this type of word limit restriction. Assessment Criteria Using a marking rubric, your Assessment 3 submission will be assessed on: • Identification of the predominant research area of interest in the empirical studies, and their research questions • Quality of comparing and contrasting of the research methodologies used in the studies • Ability to summarise, interpret, and critique the reported research findings in the studies • Quality and comprehensiveness of the identification of the strengths, weaknesses, and future research directions • Critical analysis of key gaps/areas for further research based on the chosen articles • Rationale as to why the identified gap would be of benefit to address in future research • Development of a meaningful research question using the principles of the PICO/PEO (Population, Intervention/Exposure, Comparison, and Outcomes) style framework • Clarity, conciseness and quality of written communication and critical thinking in the assessment piece, and adherence to the word-limit • Correct use of APA referencing style for in-text citations and the reference list.