Write a point paper that includes the following:
Determine the aim or main objective of the study.
Was a thorough literature review conducted by the authors?
What method of inference was used to make a conclusion?
Is this basic or applied research?
Determine if there were any issues related to research ethics in the study. If so, how were these ethical issues dealt with, or were they ignored?
What form of research design (e.g., experimental design, survey design) was used in the study?
How had the study been conducted (i.e., sampling strategies and/or data collection procedure)?
What were the variables (dependent and independent) in the study?
What type(s) of data was/were collected?
How was each variable measured or observed?
How was the data analyzed?
Does there appear to be any checks for internal or external validity?
Does the Discussion point out any shortcomings of the study?
