Laboratory #1: Published Research For this laboratory assignment you will be given a scientific journal article to read prior to class. YOU CAN FIND THE ARTICLE HEREJakubowicz, D., Barnea, M., Wainstein, J., & Froy, O. (2013). High caloric intake at breakfast vs. dinner differentially influences weight loss of overweight and obese women. Obesity, 21(12), 2504-2512.breakfast dinner obese women.pdfSimilar to your scientific news journals we will be discussing and detailing the parts of the scientific method in the article. The below sections are guides on finding the information PRIOR to the class discussion. APA formatted template HEREYou will identify the problem or observation that spurred the research. While reading your article, it may be helpful to ask yourself why the scientists did the study. You will identify the hypothesis the scientists were testing. Remember that a hypothesis is a testable educated guess. Thus, it is not appropriate to pose a question here. However, while reading your article, it can be helpful to ask yourself what explanation the scientists tried to use to explain their initial observation. Include any reasoning for how the scientists came to their hypothesis. Next, we will identify the test or experiment that was performed to address the hypothesis. You can be detailed here. It may be helpful to pull from other sources, if you do not fully understand how the experiment was conducted. For example, if a piece of equipment was used, you may need to do a little background research. Next, you will identify the experimental results that the scientists obtained. What did the scientists find after doing their experiment? Finally, you will identify the conclusion of the study. In this part, you may address one or more of the following questions: What were the new findings of this study? How did the scientists interpret their results? How did they try to explain their findings? We will also pose any further questions or future directions that arose from this study. After doing this study, what is the logical next step? What research could be done next? Are there any ethical considerations that arose from this work? Or did this research neglect an important question? Finally, we will evaluate the differences between a related news article and the scientific study. What did the news article get right? what was misrepresented (if anything)? How could the journalists improve their presentation of the science? Could the scientists do anything to improve their presentation of the science?

This final reflection should be at least 5 full, double-spaced pages. Please, support ALL claims with examples. Your final reflection should detail what you have learned and how you learned it throughout the semester. Specifically, I want you to revisit the claims you made in your first Learning Narrative by putting those learning experiences into context with the learning experiences you have had this semester. The resulting Reflective Learning Narrative will be informed by all of the EVIDENCE we have generated and collected throughout the semester. Your proposals, drafts, revision statements, and previous reflections should give you ample information to make detailed and relevant observations about your work throughout the semester; however, please, do not cut and paste from those unless you do so in order to make further commentary on things you have noticed earlier in the semester. Here are specific guidelines for your final reflections:At least 5 full, double-spaced pagesFour main sections:What I hoped to learn/do (What were my expectations, what were my original plans, what skills did I hope to develop?)What I did (What I wrote/made, what steps I took to complete the tasks, what went very right, what went very wrong?) What I learned (What I'd do differently next time, what I can't wait to do again, what I'll never do again, what feedback was particularly useful?) Goals for my writing (What skills I want to develop, What habits I want to change or adopt, What information I need to learn, What types of writing I want to try--AND, by what means will I attempt to realize these goals?) In other words, what is my plan (goals + means) for my continuing writing development?It is up to you how much of each section is devoted to which portion of the reflection.I want to read about challenges and/or failures: how you met them and/or worked around them.I want to read about surprises, good and not so good.I want to read about rewards and disappointments.I want to read about processes (what you did) and products (what you made).I want to read about what YOU thought of your writing products and what OTHERS said about your writing products--both projects and supporting materials.I want to read about future projects, possibilities, and applications. I want to read about the strengths of your work & your goals for your work (make specific references—that is, detail specific examples—both to your composing efforts—actions—and elements of the texts themselves).