Lesson 6 - Dis3165

Using the Literature MATRIX

As you read and evaluate your literature there are several different ways to organize your research. One of these ways to organize your work using a "matrix"

This document allows you to compile details about your sources, such as the foundational theories, methodologies, and conclusions; begin to note similarities among the authors, and retrieve citation information for easy insertion within a document.

Instructions:

1. Instructions:
   
   1. Conduct a rapid critical analysis of the five (5) articles (use the articles used in Lesson 5 - Dis3165).
   2. Title the discussion with the PICOT question.
   3. Your post should be within a range of 150-200 words and answer the following questions.
      1. Choose one of the research studies in the Matrix table (Appendix G).
      2. Provide a brief overview of what the article was trying to do (i.e., the problem).
      3. What is the type of the study( experimental, cohort, case-study)?
      4. What was the purpose of the study?
      5. Describe the sample (who are the participants, how they were selected). Setting (where it happen).
      6. What is the source of the data?  (was a survey, intervention, observation, interviews).
      7. What were the results? (major findings) (look at the discussion, what was learned).
      8. Limitations (who funded the research, was the sample too small).
      9. Cite your references APA 7th  ed. (not included in the length of the post).