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Article: Annamalai-Phenomenological_study_of_online_assessment_during_pandemic.pdf

• Annamalai et al. A phenomenological study of online assessment during a pandemic crisis: Insights from Malaysia, Lithuania, and Spain

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Title of article, Journal name, and your name

What is the research question (purpose) addressed in this study?

Has a literature review been undertaken? Does it provide a good and balanced background of the research issue?

Has a conceptual or theoretical framework been identified? Is it adequately described?

What is the research design used?

What type of sampling strategy was used?

What were the eligibility criteria for the study?

Are key characteristics of the sample described (e.g., age, gender)?

Were the participants suitable for informing research?

Were the participants fully informed about the nature of the research?

Was ethical permission granted for the study?

What data collection strategies were used? Are they adequately described?

Were interviews audio-recorded and transcribed?

What data analysis strategies were used?

Was data saturation achieved?

Did the authors discuss how rigor was assured?

What major themes or processes emerged? Did the results answer the research question(s)?

If excerpts from the data are provided, do the themes appear to capture the meaning of the narratives, i.e., did the researcher adequately interpret the data and conceptualize the themes or categories?

Were credibility, dependability, transferability and goodness discussed? See Ryan et al. article for definitions.

What were the study limitations?

What is your overall assessment of the article?

What is your overall assessment/impression of a qualitative methods article compared to the other quantitative articles you read? (2-3 sentences)