Reading Research Literature Worksheet

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

Complete the following required worksheet using the required article for the current session.  Access the required article from the assignment guidelines. 

Purpose of the Study:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the purpose of the study.  Describe what the study is about. 

Research & Design:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the description of the type of research and the design of the study.  Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of the study.

Sample:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique.

Data Collection:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one data that was collected and how the data was collected from the study.

Data Analysis:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the data analysis/ tests performed or one method of data analysis from the study; include what you know/learned about the descriptive or statistical test or data analysis method.

Limitations:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one limitation reported in the study.

Findings/Discussion:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the authors' findings/discussion reported in the study. Include one interesting detail you learned from reading the study.

Reading Research Literature:  Summarize why it is important for you to read and understand research literature.  Summarize what you learned from completing the reading research literature activity worksheet.