Write a brief summary of the article in your own words, including all the parts listed . when critiquing use the list of questions provides below.
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- Research Method:Quantitative Single Case Research Design (participants recruited…? Ethics?) Strengths and Weaknesses of the design?
- Instruments/Assessments Used:Attitude Toward Statistics Scale (Need to state psychometrics of scale [reliability, validity, published by, normed on…].)
- Interventions (if applicable):4 week-long peer-to-peer support group (Describe main intervention, ethics?)
- Results:In 3 of 4 cases, the support group was effective to maintain or improve attitudes toward statistics. (Include the relevant F or T-scores)
- Key Point 1:Interventions to assist with changing attitudes graduate level learners have toward statistics may improve their experience
- Key Point 2: Focusing interventions on support and the process
- There may be more that two key points…
- Concerns: (May be several…)The exact reason why the support group was helpful was not established…If I were to accept these findings, how would I use this (given the shortcomings)?
