{"id":24217,"date":"2024-05-04T10:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T10:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/readings-about-current-research-in-social-science-as-they-appear-in-published-articles\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T10:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T10:03:26","slug":"readings-about-current-research-in-social-science-as-they-appear-in-published-articles","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/readings-about-current-research-in-social-science-as-they-appear-in-published-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"readings about current research in social science as they appear in published articles."},"content":{"rendered":"

 1) carefully read the article<\/p>\n

2) use the questions in the instructions below to identify the important concepts and elements of
\nthe study\u2019s research design that we have discussed in Unit 1<\/div>\n
3) evaluate how the research was conducted and how the Unit 1 research concepts were utilized in
\nthe article  <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
***<\/p>\n

This is not a research or argumentative paper (with a thesis and evidence to support it) <\/p>\n

You do NOT need a title page<\/p>\n

***<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
  Please remember that there will be some information in the scholarly articles that we have NOT
\ndiscussed in class (particularly in the data analysis and results sections). Our goal is to focus on the
\nresearch concepts we have discussed in Unit 1 so focus your efforts there: for example,
\njustification\/rationale (novelty, impact, contributions to theory or an ongoing conversation in the field,
\netc), concepts of measurement (conceptualization, indicators, and operationalization), etc. As best you
\ncan, try not to get bogged down in the details of the analysis which are usually shown in the \u201cresults\u201d
\nor \u201cfindings\u201d section of a scholarly article. The researchers may use analytical techniques (e.g.,
\nstatistics) and present their results in ways that are unfamiliar (e.g., quantitative data tables) \u2013 that\u2019s
\nokay. We don\u2019t have the tools yet to evaluate those, so try to focus on the tools you do have (which
\nthe questions below emphasize)<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
  <\/p>\n

You are not required to use outside resources. If you draw exclusively from the
\narticles\/chapters\/lectures from class to complete this exercise, you do not need to include a
\nreferences list. If you do decide to draw on outside sources or readings to help you, then you should
\ninclude a references list at the end of the exercise in addition to in-text citations. Any in-text
\ncitations and references included in a references list should be formatted according to APA 7th
\nedition style.<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
  Assignment Instructions: <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Step 1:  Read through the article carefully. Consider taking notes as you read
\non the relevant concepts we\u2019ve discussed from Unit 1. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Step 2: Analyze the article by responding to the following questions. (25pts) <\/div>\n
1.) First, briefly summarize the research that was conducted in the scholarly article (without
\nexcessively quoting directly from the article \u2013 summaries should bein your own words and brief).
\nYour summary should ONLY include the following (you do NOT need to include details about the
\nstudy design that we have not yet discussed)<\/div>\n
  <\/div>\n
A) the purpose of the research (descriptive, exploratory, and\/or explanatory) <\/div>\n
B) the researchers\u2019 main research question(s) in your own words <\/div>\n
C) the authors\u2019 hypothesis\/hypotheses in your own words (if the hypothesis is not
\nstated, were they implied \u2013 could you determine what the authors\u2019 hypotheses
\nwere anyway? Why do you think predictions are not explicitly made?) <\/div>\n
D) the authors\u2019 main finding(s) and implications (what did the authorsfind\/conclude
\nand what do these findings mean?) in your own words.<\/div>\n
  <\/div>\n
 <\/p>\n

2.) What justification or rationale (novelty, originality, etc) do the authors provide for doing the
\nstudy? How does their justification align (or not) with our discussion of justifications for research
\nfrom class? Are there justifications that the authors do not state explicitly in thearticle that you
\nidentified while reading \u2013 in other words, are there other ways to justify the study or its value
\nthat the authors didn\u2019t mention? <\/p><\/div>\n

3.) What is the role of theory in the article \u2013 does a particular theory drive the article\u2019s
\npurpose and how so? Do the authors discuss how their findings contribute to or inform
\ntheory \u2013 what do they say? <\/div>\n
4.) What are the key concepts of interest that the researchers studied (that is, what are the
\nvariables or constructs that they set out to measure)? How were these key concepts\/variables
\nconceptualized (i.e. how did the authors conceptually define their variables)? For instance, if they
\nwere studying \u201cself-esteem,\u201d how did they conceptually define \u201cself-esteem\u201d as one of their
\nconcepts of interest? <\/div>\n
5.) How were concepts\/variables operationalized? How did the authors precisely measure their
\nconcepts\/variables? Were there clear indicators identified by the authors? For instance, if they
\nwere studying \u201cself-esteem,\u201d what aspects (indicators) of self-esteem did they set out to measure
\nand how did they measure them? <\/div>\n
6.) How did the researchers address issues of validity and reliability in their study? Often issues of
\nvalidity and reliability are presented in the methods section of an article (usually where the measures
\nused for the study are described). For instance, if a study uses an established survey to measure
\n\u201cdepression,\u201d sometimes they report how reliable\/valid the measure is from previous research).<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

–<\/p>\n

If the researchers did not explicitly discuss validity\/reliability, how do you understand
\nvalidity\/reliability to be relevant for this particular study?<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
  Critique the scholarly article (15pts)<\/div>\n
 1) Consider the overall purpose of the study you identified in your summary: Did the researchers achieve their stated aims? Explain why or why not. <\/div>\n
2) How do the researchers approach the design of their study? Is it inductive, deductive?
\nQuantitative, qualitative? Or something else? Describe how you know or how you
\ndetermined whether the study was quant\/qual, inductive\/deductive or utilized more than
\none approach? <\/div>\n
3) Consider this design of the study (quant\/qual, inductive\/deductive):  Is their approach
\nappropriate for this study? Explain why or why not. <\/div>\n
4) Was this research conducted in a way that was thorough and effective? Explain why or why
\nnot. How did you come to evaluate the effectiveness of the research? Your answer to these
\nquestions should be grounded in concepts from class and not just your opinion. For example,
\nyou might highlight how a concept or construct was conceptualized or operationalized \u2013 for
\ninstance, you could point out what the conceptualization might not have considered that is
\nimportant for understanding the construct. Or you might highlight what measures were used
\nto operationalize constructs and consider if other measures might have done a better job (or
\nnot!) and why  <\/div>\n
5) What limitations or difficulties did you observe in the study? (Most research studies identify and discuss their limitations and it\u2019s great to mention limitations that the
\nauthors themselves identify, but you should identify others not mentioned.) What could the
\nauthors have done to improve upon the study? <\/div>\n
6) In your opinion, what was the greatest strength of the study and why ?<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
  Application\/Reflection (5pts) \u2013 For these questions, you can include your opinion. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
1) Why is it important to understand and evaluate the elements of research as it is presented
\nin scholarly publications? <\/div>\n
2) In your opinion, what is the most challenging information\/concept to understand in the
\nresearch article you read? What do you feel like was most confusing and why? <\/div>\n
3) Identify and discuss two possible strategies one might use to improve their research
\nliteracy skills \u2013 that is, what might one do to improve their comprehension and
\nunderstanding of how research is presented in published writing? Why is this important
\nto do?  <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
  ***you don\u2019t need to worry about a thesis or
\ntopic sentence. It is fine to simply write your answers to the questions in paragraph form ***<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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