{"id":46,"date":"2024-03-26T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/?post_type=content&#038;p=46"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:28:09","slug":"student-resources","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e7fd85f5 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-45 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-1-chapter-1-types-of-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-1-types-of-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 1 &#8211; Types of Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To better understand research, it helps to become familiar with the main classifications of research types. However, even before examining the types of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-58 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-2-chapter-2-background-for-evaluating-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-2-background-for-evaluating-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 2 &#8211; Background for Evaluating Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Research articles published in academic journals are very different from news media or magazine articles. Reading and understanding journal articles is an acquired&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-59 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-3-chapter-3-evaluating-titles\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-3-evaluating-titles\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 3 &#8211; Evaluating Titles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Whether looking for research articles in library databases or using a specialized search engine like Google Scholar, one is likely to find dozens,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-61 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-4-chapter-4-evaluating-abstracts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-4-evaluating-abstracts\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 4 &#8211; Evaluating Abstracts<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Whether looking for research articles in library databases or using a specialized search engine like Google Scholar, one is likely to find dozens,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-62 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-5-chapter-5-evaluating-introductions-and-literature-reviews\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-5-evaluating-introductions-and-literature-reviews\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 5 &#8211; Evaluating Introductions and Literature Reviews<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Every research article starts with an introduction and literature review. This chapter presents evaluation questions to pay attention to when reading (or writing)&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-63 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-6-chapter-6-evaluating-samples-when-researchers-generalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-6-evaluating-samples-when-researchers-generalize\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 6 &#8211; Evaluating Samples when Researchers Generalize<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the most consequential decisions that researchers make about their studies is the selection of participants (or aggregate units such as schools,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-64 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-7-chapter-7-understanding-and-evaluating-context-specific-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-7-understanding-and-evaluating-context-specific-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 7 &#8211; Understanding and Evaluating Context-Specific Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This chapter explores the realm of context-specific research, or those studies in which the goal of the work is not necessarily to generalize&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-65 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-8-chapter-8-evaluating-measures\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-8-evaluating-measures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 8 &#8211; Evaluating Measures<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Besides decisions about how to select the sample, researchers\u2019 decisions about how to measure key variables in their study are some of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-66 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-9-chapter-9-evaluating-experimental-procedures\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-9-evaluating-experimental-procedures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 9 &#8211; Evaluating Experimental Procedures<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Experiments are different from all other study types in social sciences in that they test the effects of \u201ctreatment\u201d on outcomes. The most&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-68 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-10-chapter-10-evaluating-analysis-and-results-sections-quantitative-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-10-evaluating-analysis-and-results-sections-quantitative-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 10 &#8211; Evaluating Analysis and Results Sections: Quantitative Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Most research articles published in social science academic journals are quantitative in nature. To be a knowledgeable consumer of research, it is essential&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-11-chapter-11-evaluating-methods-and-analysis-sections-qualitative-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-11-evaluating-methods-and-analysis-sections-qualitative-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 11 &#8211; Evaluating Methods and Analysis Sections: Qualitative Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This chapter explores how to evaluate the methods and analysis sections of qualitative research reports. Qualitative methods are best suited to exploring topics&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-70 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-12-chapter-12-evaluating-analysis-and-results-sections-mixed-methods-research\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-12-evaluating-analysis-and-results-sections-mixed-methods-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 12 &#8211; Evaluating Analysis and Results Sections: Mixed Methods Research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mixed methods studies are becoming increasingly popular in social sciences for a good reason. This type of research is unique in that it&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-71 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-13-chapter-13-evaluating-discussion-sections\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-13-evaluating-discussion-sections\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 13 &#8211; Evaluating Discussion Sections<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Discussion section usually concludes a research article. One of the most important parts of the Discussion section is to outline the main&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-72 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-14-chapter-14-evaluating-systematic-reviews-and-meta-analyses-towards-evidence-based-practice\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-14-evaluating-systematic-reviews-and-meta-analyses-towards-evidence-based-practice\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 14 &#8211; Evaluating Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Towards Evidence-Based Practice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become increasingly popular in social and behavioral sciences. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses synthesize information from multiple empirical studies&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-73 content type-content status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div id=\"card\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#e8edf4;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-size:24px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\" id=\"anchor-15-chapter-15-putting-it-all-together\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/student-resources\/chapter-15-putting-it-all-together\/\" target=\"_self\" >Chapter 15 &#8211; Putting It All Together<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the final chapter of this book, we come to the point of looking at a research article as a whole, bringing together&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"single-content-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-46","content","type-content","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/content"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/evaluatingresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}