Question 1: To effectively respond to this question students should use the subheadings below: STUDENTS MUST ADDRESS ALL OF THE SUB SECTIONS BELOW.

Your discussion should include the following elements (Students should respond in paragraph format. Bullet point responses are not acceptable):

1. Study Organization (review the study and use subheadings in the response).

1. Frame

• What theory was used in the paper? (identify and explain)

• How did the authors organize the study ?

• What kind of study was it?

• How was the study structured?

• What are the major constructs ?

• How was the problem stated?

2. Research Questions

•What were the research questions and/or hypotheses ?

•Were research objectives stated?

3. Literature Review

• Was the literature review adequate ? Discuss.

• Did the literature support the hypotheses ?Explain

• How was the literature review discussed?.

• What variables were addressed in the literature review?

4. Methodology/Research Design

Variables

• What were the variables (x and y)?

• How were the variables presented?

Sample

• What was N ? explain.

• What sampling method was used? (probability or non probability sampling)

Data

• What method of data collection was used?

• What sources were used for the secondary data?

• What types of data was used?

Fieldwork

• Were the methods discussed?

• Were there any field agents?

• Did the authors discuss training and ethics?

Statistical Tools

•What statistical tests were used?

Instrument

•What type of instrument was used?

5. Assumptions/Limitations

•What were the assumptions?

•What were the limitations?

6. Research Findings

•How were the results illustrated?

•How were the findings discussed (explain)

•How were the tests presented and interpreted?

7. Recommendations