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1. General Descriiption of the Study
1 a. Identify and explain three key references provided by the authors to support the need for the study. Are you convinced that this study fills a research need in this area? Why or why not?
1 b. State the researchers hypothesis (or hypotheses) and research question (or questions).
Fullar and Clark (1994)
Achola and Pillai (2000)
Mukudi (2003)
2. Design and Analysis
A total of 555 students were observed who got enrolled in first-year education. The teachers were experienced while children belonged to the Embu tribe with various religions. All students except 7 were included in the study. These students were excluded for being unfit.
2a. Independent Variables (IVs)
2a 1. Indicate the name of each IV.
Socioeconomic background
Age
2a2. Indicate the number of levels for each IV.
2a3. Specify whether the IV s are active or attribute variables. 2a4. Classify each IV as quantitative or qualitative.
2a5. Classify the IVs as between or within subject factors.
2b. Indicate the dependent variables (DVs). What is the operational definition of each DV?
2c. Indicate two possible extraneous I nuisance variables. Explain your selections.
2d. Type of Study: Classify the study as: a) true experiment; b) quasi-experiment; or
c) non-experiment. Identify the features of the study that allowed you to make this determination.
This is an non experiment
2e. Treatment Intervention: What information is provided about the validity and reliability of the treatment? Identify two additional steps that you might recommend to enhance the validity and/or the reliability of the treatment.
2f. Design: Identify the specific design used in the main data analysis for the study (e.g. ANOV A, chi square, correlation matrix, etc.).
2g. Instruments: what measurement instruments are used in this study? What information is provided on the reliability and validity instruments used? Are the instruments sufficiently valid?
3. Results and Interpretation
3a. Summarize the statistical tests of significance for each effect in the design for each DV.
3b. Identify any areas where you feel that the authors’ conclusions are not justified based on the data and results.
4. Evaluation
4a. Identify two possible threats to internal validity of the conclusions drawn from this study. Explain your selections.
4b. Identify two possible threats to external validity of the conclusions drawn from this study. Explain your selections.
4c. Make two specific recommendations for further research on this topic.
