2 Papa Paper

Due is November 4th, 2015, at 5pm

Read the following empirical research article:

Eskew Faley -- Some determinants of student performance in the first college-level financial accounting course.pdf

As you're reading, focus on the following ideas:

•   What was the purpose of the research?

•   Who were the subjects?

•   What were the variables?

•   What was the methodology?  Is it well-balanced research?

•   What were the conclusions?

•   Do the statistics support the authors' conclusions?

•   Do the graphs agree with the statistics and with the authors' conclusions?

•   Were the statistics appropriate for the type of research design?

•   What evidence exists to back up the authors' claims?

•   Do you agree with the author's conclusions?  Why or why not?  Make your own claims based on evidence, rather than personal opinion, personal beliefs, unfounded ideas, or what "should be".

Write a 2-page paper about this paper.  Critically analyze, assess, and critique the paper.  Does it stand up to healthy scrutiny?

The paper should be 2 pages in length.  Headers, such as your name, a title, etc. don't count towards this (so don't try to pad with a big header!).  12-point font, regular margins, double-spaced.  Upload the assignment to Canvas using the TurnItIn submission option.  Use proper in-text citation and include a Reference section (use this website as a guide for citation and references: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

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).  You MUST properly paraphrase.  Put everything into your own words to avoid accidental plagiarism.

Remember the 4 C's of writing:  be concise, be clear, be coherent, and be complete.  Worry more about presenting some clear ideas to show your critical thinking about the paper than about sounding smart or professional.