Article Critique

PLEASE USE THE TEMPLATE ATTACHED 

For this Assignment, you will critically evaluate a scholarly article related to mediation.

Use the following article that is available in full text through the Walden Library databases for your critical evaluation assignment:

The Role of Academic Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Variable between Perceived Academic Climate and AcademicPerformance

Author(s):

Abd-Elmotaleb, Moustafa; Saha, Sudhir K.

Source:

Journal of Education and Learning, v2 n3 p117-129 2013. 13 pp.

Wk 3 Mediation.pdf

Write a 2- to 3-page critique of the research you found in the Walden Library that includes responses to the following prompts:

• Why did the authors use mediation in their multiple regression model?
• Do you think mediation is the most appropriate choice? Why or why not?
• Did the authors display the results in a figure or table?
• Does the results table stand alone? In other words, are you able to interpret the study from it? Why or why not?