Research Question & Overall Structure
What is the author’s research question?
What are the author’s research hypotheses?
Do these research hypotheses follow the criteria of a good hypothesis? (Hint: See Salkind textbook pp.135~136 for the criteria of a good hypothesis.)
Are the research hypotheses directional or nondirectional?
Variables (Hint: look at Table 1 in the article)
5. What variables does the author use?
6. What is the level of measurement for each?
7. Which variable is the dependent variable?
Methods
8. What is their data source?
9. How many respondents did the author include in the study?
Findings
10. What is the main finding/conclusion?