Identifying Different Elements within Research
linked below.
– What was the research question?
– What were the independent variables?
– What was the dependent variable?
– What was the sample size and how was it chosen?
– What was the experimental design and use of control group?
– Were the instruments of measurement shown to be reliable
and valid?
– What data types were included?
– Describe the statistics used, what they were used for, and
the results.
– What were the researchers’ conclusions?
– How did they answer the research question(s)?
– How was error controlled?
– Did you see any concerns with the research study? If so,
what?
Articles:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19538697
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16722921





