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WORKSHOP TO HW: COMPARE & CONTRAST RESEARCH 1
Analyze Your Research Articles: Compare and Contrast
Harsh Pravinbhai Patel
Department of Computer Science, Monroe College, King Graduate School
KG604: Graduate Research & Critical Analysis
Professor Aditi Puri
2/19/2023
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Analyze Your Research Articles: Compare and Contrast
1. What articles have similarities in each section below?
a. Methodology Two studies utilized cross-sectional designs. Jamil et al. (2022) utilized cross-sectional
study design. Similarly, Tsegay et al. (2019) also applied this methodology in their
research. The study by Semwal et al. (2022) also used questionnaires in the process of
conducting their study.
b. Findings All studies indicated that anxiety was common amongst medical students. Tsegay et al.
(2019), Jamil et al. (2022), Shooraj & Mahdavi (2021) and Semwal et al. (2022) Semwal
et al. (2022) showed that test anxiety was significant across both male and female
genders. The studies by both Jamil et al. (2022), Tsegay et al. (2019) and Shooraj &
Mahdavi (2021) showed that anxiety negatively influenced the performance of medical
students. Both Tsegay et al. (2019) and Semwal et al. (2022) showed that there are
different variables such as sleep quality and course load which are associated with the
connection between anxiety and academic performance.
c. Recommendations Jamil et al. (2022), Semwal et al. (2022) and Tsegay et al. (2019) did not provide any
recommendations following the findings from their research. There was no way forward
provided in light of the outcomes from their studies.
2. What articles have differences in each section below?
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a. Methodology While Jamil et al. (2022) and Tsegay et al. (2019) applied cross-sectional study designs to
conduct their study, Shooraj & Mahdavi (2021) utilized a different way in applying
systematic reviews to collect data.
b. Findings The findings, though indicative of the significant rates of anxiety, featured differences
across gender. Tsegay et al. (2019) found out that anxiety was substantially higher among
women compared to men. In contrast, Shooraj & Mahdavi (2021) did not find differences
between anxieties across gender. Semwal et al. (2022) did not consider variations across
gender in regards to anxiety while in the research by Jamil et al. (2022) the difference
was insignificant. Whereas Jamil et al. (2022) determined that anxiety was associated
with poorer academic performance, Semwal et al. (2022) did not find a connection
between anxiety and performance of students. Only Tsegay et al. (2019) and Semwal et
al. (2022) considered variables in association with anxiety and academic performance
whereas Shooraj & Mahdavi (2021) and Jamil et al. (2022) did not concentrate on the
influence of specific variables.
c. Recommendations Unlike Jamil et al. (2022), Semwal et al. (2022) and Tsegay et al. (2019) who did not
give any indications in relation to what is recommended following the study that they
conducted, Shooraj & Mahdavi (2021) stated that it is necessary that there is need to
conduct more studies for the purposes of examining the features that are associated with
among both medical and paramedical students. They also recommended the need to
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determine the means for addressing anxiety within the academic setting as pertains
medical students.
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References
Jamil, H., Alakkari, M., Al-Mahini, M. S., Alsayid, M., & Al Jandali, O. (2022). The impact of
anxiety and depression on academic performance: a cross-sectional study among medical
students in Syria. Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 12(03), 111-119. doi:10.1055/s-0042-
1755181
Semwal, P., Kumari, R., Rawat, V. S., Aravindan, N., & Dhankar, A. (2022). Psychological and
other Correlates of Academic Performance in Medical Students at a Tertiary Care
Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 47(3), 364-
368. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_1067_21
Shooraj, M., & Mahdavi, S. A. (2021). A Review on the Effect of Anxiety on Academic
Performance in Medical and Paramedical Students. Tabari Biomedical Student Research
Journal. https://tbsrj.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-3741-en.pdf
Tsegay, L., Shumet, S., Damene, W., Gebreegziabhier, G., & Ayano, G. (2019). Prevalence and
determinants of test anxiety among medical students in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. BMC
medical education, 19, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1859-5