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Article Critiquing Toolkit Evan Wilcher Northcentral University Article Critiquing Toolkit An essential part to a good research plan that will result in a completed dissertation is having reliable information that will support the need for the research topic in the first place (2004). Trochim (2006) discussed validity of information variable relationships in regards to their validity being conclusive, internal construct or external; or a combination of the four based on

“Why is the sky blue?” I asked my teacher while learning about the colors spectrum in sixth grade. My teacher shot down the question, shattering my curiosity at the same time. Her answer, like every other adult I asked why something was the way it was, “You will understand when you are older, let’s focus on this topic for now.” To all those teachers who told me I would understand something once I was older, “How much older do I need to get?” Here is another unanswered why question, “Why does the

the participants), the likelihood of observing a positive effect of incentives on performance decrease. Bailey and Fessler (2011) also find that monetary incentives are more effective when the task is less complex. On the other hand in a review of empirical studies on financial incentives and performance Jenkins et al. (1999) find that financial incentives are generally related to output quantity but not to quality. Furthermore, they find task type is independent of the relation between financial incentives

elderly population. Numerous scholars have empirically examined that individual subjective well-being may be considerably affected by one’s own physical, social and economic conditions (e.g., income, education, employment status, and health). However, empirical research on the effects of geographic and living environments on the subjective well-being has been relatively scarce. As a result, although a variety of programs and public policies have been implemented in both Western and Asian countries, this

2.4 Empirical studies about teachers’ perspectives and practices related to TBLT 2.4.1 Empirical study in London by Andon A wealth of empirical research has been carried out to investigate teachers’ understandings of TBLT and the implementation of it, aiming to identify the appropriate ways to adopt TBLT in different contexts for the reason that many scholars (Ellis, 2003; Littlewood, 2004) have pointed out that TBLT is a highly context-specific approach. They believe that its implementation is

sufficient range of skills and capabilities at an appropriate level.’’ (Hart, 1998) Different literature requires different ways to review. There are research literature and theoretical literature, the former refers to the literature that reports empirical research results, and the latter includes relevant concepts, relevant theories, and theoretical contexts. Generally speaking, reviewing research literature means reviewing the evidence about the topic or question, whereas reviewing theoretical literature

Learning occurs when an experience alters a being’s way of thinking or behaving (Lilienfeld et al., 2014). Infant simulator programmes have been implemented to facilitate learning by discouraging positive attitudes towards parenthood amongst adolescents, hence intending to reduce the teenage parenthood rate (Hart, Cochrane, & Quinn, 2000). These programmes include Baby Think it Over (BTIO) in the USA and Australia’s own version called Virtual Infant Parenting (VIP), involving a combination of educational

Introduction This paper is an attempt to summarize The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Horizontal Export Diversification: Empirical Evidence Published in 2013 by Bedassa Tadesse and Elias K. Shukralla. In this article by Tadesse and Shukralla (2013) they postulate that a country’s willingness to trade under suitable conditions can lead to a country’s growth but it must have the proper structural transformation because relying on exporting has many weaknesses. Tadesse and Shukralla (2013) found

create a new group (Pettigrew, 1998). Regrouping, however, is a solely within-group recategorization (Apfelbaum, 1979). One of the strengths of the intergroup contact theory is that it was based on early empirical evidence originating from Allport 's own field research (Pettigrew, 1998). Recent empirical evidence stemming from research with African Americans has also been found to be supportive of the theory (Pettigrew, 1998). In support of Apfelbaum 's ideas is the fact that she backed up her claims

Defining the Issue Throughout this paper, the impact of divorce as it relates to delinquency among children and adolescents will be discussed at length. From the judicial perspective, divorce is the legal dissolving of a relationship, and the removal of one parent from another (Dhungana Sainju, 2016). Divorce not only effects the parents and the children, but has the ability to effect the criminal justice system as well (Dhungana Sainju, 2016). The high number of divorced families