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learn about and to be able to identify the parts of academic/scholarly research
Directions: Using the E-library find 5 sociological research studies (article) which you will use to answer your research question that you created as a discussion question in chapter 2 (DQ2).
Save this worksheet and document each of the following by typing in your answers
Your research question: ________________________________________________________
Independent variable: ___________________________________
Dependent variable: ____________________________________
A1. Article’s citation using the following format
(Author,(yr). “Title”, Journal, vol, number, pages)
A2. Purpose of the research
A3. Specific research question or hypothesis (this must be take verbatim from the article)
A4. List the independent variable
A5. List the dependent variable
A6. Identify the method (how the data was collected) used in the research and specify if it is qualitative or quantitative in nature. What makes it qualitative or quantitative?
A7. Sampling technique (how were respondents were selected to participate)
A8. List the major findings
A9. Explain what the author’s over all conclusion(s) are/were
A10. Explain how the conclusions answered the study’s original question/hypothesis?
Why or why not?
B1. Article’s citation using the following format
(Author,(yr). “Title”, Journal, vol, number, pages)
B2. Purpose of the research
B3. Specific research question or hypothesis (this must be take verbatim from the article)
B4. List the independent variable :
B5. List the dependent variable
B6. Identify the method (how the data was collected) used in the research and specify if it is qualitative or quantitative in nature. What makes it qualitative or quantitative?
B7. Sampling technique (how were respondents were selected to participate)
B8. List the major findings
B9. Explain what the author’s over all conclusion(s) are/were
B10. Explain how the conclusions answered the study’s original question/hypothesis?
Why or why not? (3pts)
C1. Article’s citation using the following format
(Author,(yr). “Title”, Journal, vol, number, pages)
C2. Purpose of the research
C3. Specific research question or hypothesis (this must be take verbatim from the article)
C4. List the independent variable
C5. List the dependent variable
C6. Identify the method (how the data was collected) used in the research and specify if it is qualitative or quantitative in nature. What makes it qualitative or quantitative?
C7. Sampling technique (how were respondents were selected to participate)
C8. List the major findings
C9. Explain what the author’s over all conclusion(s) are/were
C10. Explain how the conclusions answered the study’s original question/hypothesis?
Why or why not?
D1. Article’s citation using the following format
(Author,(yr). “Title”, Journal, vol, number, pages)
D2. Purpose of the research
D3. Specific research question or hypothesis (this must be take verbatim from the article)
D4. List the independent variable
D5. List the dependent variable (
D6. Identify the method (how the data was collected) used in the research and specify if it is qualitative or quantitative in nature. What makes it qualitative or quantitative?
D7. Sampling technique (how were respondents were selected to participate)
D8. List the major findings
D9. Explain what the author’s over all conclusion(s) are/were
D10. Explain how the conclusions answered the study’s original question/hypothesis?
Why or why not?
E1. Article’s citation using the following format
(Author,(yr). “Title”, Journal, vol, number, pages)
E2. Purpose of the research
E3. Specific research question or hypothesis (this must be take verbatim from the article) (1pt):
E4. List the independent variable
E5. List the dependent variable
E6. Identify the method (how the data was collected) used in the research and specify if it is qualitative or quantitative in nature. What makes it qualitative or quantitative?
E7. Sampling technique (how were respondents were selected to participate)
E8. List the major findings
E9. Explain what the author’s over all conclusion(s) are/were
E10. Explain how the conclusions answered the study’s original question/hypothesis?
Why or why not? (3pts)
F. Using the 5 studies’ conclusions formulate an answer to your research question
G. What did doing this assignment teach you? Explain how it taught you this
5 remaining points is for writing