Qualitative Study
Qualitative Study Evaluation
Edwina Williams u5a1
Capella University
Fall November 2011:
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Instructor: Vickie Claflin
Qualitative Study Evaluation
Evaluation of the Title
The title of this research study is: The internet and student research: teaching critical evaluation skills. I believe that this title is suitable for the research study because it is an overview of the information that relates the point of the study itself which indicates a connection between students and their use of the internet when it comes to utilizing the internet as a research tool. The study reflects the central phenomenon by exploring the issues throughout the study by conducting action research using methods of a table, collaboration aspects, and pre-unit data collection. This research does affect the people (students) and the site which is being studied due to the answers the researcher received in her survey (Heil, Delilah, 2005).
Evaluation of the Problem Statement
The question the researcher seeks to find out is why students in the middle grade using internet sources in the library and if they know how to use them properly when researching for information. Since I have taken this course, I have learned so much about research and its etiquette alone. In Creswell’s (2008) he states, “Research is a process in which you engage in a small set of logical steps from conducting research” (p.2). In other words the researcher does his or her homework gathering information and credible sources as well as accurate data.
Another aspect I have learned was how to write in a scholarly way. For instance, I could eliminate any concerns of bias by displaying a balance of writing in my research through the following examples:
Poor Model displaying an overemphasized method: in this survey, random sampling will be used so that each faculty member has an equal chance
Edwina Williams u5a1
Capella University
Fall November 2011:
Address (optional):
City, State, Zip (optional):
Phone (optional):
E-mail:
Instructor: Vickie Claflin
Qualitative Study Evaluation
Evaluation of the Title
The title of this research study is: The internet and student research: teaching critical evaluation skills. I believe that this title is suitable for the research study because it is an overview of the information that relates the point of the study itself which indicates a connection between students and their use of the internet when it comes to utilizing the internet as a research tool. The study reflects the central phenomenon by exploring the issues throughout the study by conducting action research using methods of a table, collaboration aspects, and pre-unit data collection. This research does affect the people (students) and the site which is being studied due to the answers the researcher received in her survey (Heil, Delilah, 2005).
Evaluation of the Problem Statement
The question the researcher seeks to find out is why students in the middle grade using internet sources in the library and if they know how to use them properly when researching for information. Since I have taken this course, I have learned so much about research and its etiquette alone. In Creswell’s (2008) he states, “Research is a process in which you engage in a small set of logical steps from conducting research” (p.2). In other words the researcher does his or her homework gathering information and credible sources as well as accurate data.
Another aspect I have learned was how to write in a scholarly way. For instance, I could eliminate any concerns of bias by displaying a balance of writing in my research through the following examples:
Poor Model displaying an overemphasized method: in this survey, random sampling will be used so that each faculty member has an equal chance
References: Creswell, J. (2008). Educational research: planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. Heil, D. (2005). The internet and student research: Teaching critical evaluation skills. Teacher Librarian, 33(2), 26-29. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224879362?accountid=27965