Assessment 1 – Article Analysis Weight: 20% Purpose: Developing your ability to read and think critically. This assessment piece is designed to give you practice at critically examining an academic article in depth, including identifying what the author/s argue on their own terms, and reflecting upon its conceptual material. Method: Analyse Matthews (2013) listed in the Course Outline. A copy of the article will be placed on the course’s Moodle website. Full reference: Matthews, J. (2013). The educational imagination and the sociology of education in Australia. The Australian Educational Researcher, 40, 155-171. Examine this reading in your own words to produce a summarised response to the article as follows:  Main point: What is the main point or argument of this article?  Support: Identify and explain the reasons, evidence, or premises that the author gives in support of this main point or argument.  Objections: Identify and explain any objections to the main point or argument that might be discussed by the author.  Evaluation: Evaluate the main point or argument. Do you agree with the author’s position? Why or why not?  Reflection: Reflect on and outline how the article is relevant to your studies both in this course and overall. How might you use it to inform your studies and developing practice?