In your respective laboratory classes, you will be assigned with 3-4 (depending on the class size and number of groups) research articles per group. The method of assigning which research articles will be given to each group is upon the discretion of your Laboratory instructor.
Attached are 16 research articles of different study designs.
Within your group, do the following:
1. Read carefully the research articles assigned to your group.
2. Take note of /determine the study design employed in the research articles. (In some articles, the study design used was indicated in the title. It will be an additional challenge to determine the study design used for research articles with titles which do not indicate such.)
3. Critique if the study design used was appropriate for the study. To do this, identify and list down the research problem, objectives, and variables.
4. If it turned out, based on your analysis and judgement that the study design used was not appropriate, provide a more appropriate design.
5. Provide a short justification to the appropriateness of the study design or the design you have proposed.
After the small group discussion, share your outputs with the whole class.
1. Mention the titles of the research articles assigned to your group.
2. Provide a brief summary of what the research articles are all about.
3. Share your group outputs.