DiscussionDiscussion

Activity:

Read the methods section for the following articles (JUST the methods section as indicated by the article-specific page numbers below), then respond to the prompt with a MAXIMUM 500-word reflection:

• Special Education and Individualized Academic Growth (Hurwitz et al., 2020)

• • Pp. 584-590, start at Method and stop at Analyses

• In Real Life, You Have to Speak Up (Graham, 2020)

• • Pp. 661-667, start at Methodological Orientation and stop at Data Analysis

• Do Schools Reduce or Exacerbate Inequality? (Dumont and Ready, 2020)

• • Pp. 737-739, start at Method and stop at Analytic Approach

• Elementary English Learner Classroom Composition and Academic Achievement (Estrada et al., 2020)

• • Pp. 1799-1804, start at Methods and stop at Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Pp. 1805-1807, start (again) at Qualitative Samples and stop at the end of page 1807

As you read these articles, take notes on the following questions:

• What similarities do you notice across the methods sections for these articles?
• What differences do you notice across the methods sections for these articles?
• Describe and compare the writing style of each article’s methods section.
• In 1-2 sentences, define what seems to be the main purpose of the methods section in a research article.

• Which of these articles accomplishes this purpose the most effectively? Provide evidence to support your claim.

• Which of these articles accomplishes this purpose the least effectively? Provide evidence to support your claim.

Write up your responses and submit them in a Word document. Remember, this reflection is a MAXIMUM of 500 words.