Research studies
have . . .
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Review of the Literature
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Stated Purpose/Question
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Reported Procedures
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Data gathering: systematic,
recorded, replicable, reliable
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Analysis of Data: systematic
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Conclusions/Results
Research studies are NOT
. . .
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Just a summary of others' research
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Without analysis
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Without a systematic, replicable
process
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Description of personal experience
3 questions
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claimsI asumptions
sources
of internal validityI criteria for critiqueI