Select an article (5 points)

Locate an article describing an empirical research study

(1) related to STEM teaching and/or learning

(2) that uses a quantitative approach

(3). The article must be published in a peer-reviewed journal

(4), in or after 2010

Review the article (15 points)

1. Provide an APA-formatted reference for your article. (1 POINT)

2.Copy/Paste the research question(s) and indicate the page number(s) where they can be found. (If needed, it may be helpful to review your Week 5 Exam Cheat Sheet.) (2 POINTS)

3.Briefly summarize in your own words what gap in the literature the study addresses (1 POINT). Include a quotation (and page numbers) where the author(s) point to this gap (1 POINT). (If needed, it may be helpful to review your Week 2 Exam Cheat Sheet)

4.List the variables that are studied (1 POINT). Include the page number(s) where this information can be found (1 POINT). (It may be helpful to review your Week 5 ECS)

5.Does the study use primary or secondary data? (1 POINT) Include one or more quotations and page numbers to justify your response (1 POINT).

6.What kind(s) of quantitative design or analyses did the authors use to answer their research questions (e.g. descriptive, correlational, experimental,…)? (1 POINT). Include one or more quotations and page numbers to justify your response (1 POINT).

7.Briefly explain (one short paragraph) which worldview(s) seem to motivate this research. Your explanation must include

1. • One or more quotations and page numbers to justify your response (1 POINT) and
   • One or more quotations from the Creswell & Creswell textbook (with page numbers) about the worldview(s) you’ve selected (1 POINT).

8.In question #2 you listed the research question(s) guiding the study you selected. How could researchers use a qualitative approach to address these or other related research question(s) in a Mixed Methods study? Explain your response in a short paragraph (2 POINTS).