Course Tile: Research Methods

Course Code: 111RMS204

Academic Year: 2015-16

Semester: Fall 2015

ASSIGNMENT 3
Review of the Literature

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Writing Exercise:
Write one quantitative and one qualitative abstract of two research studies found
in your online search. Use the guidelines provided in this chapter for the elements to
include in your abstracts.

Quantitative research study:

Person-Environment Fit Approach to Intolerance of Inequity

and Free-Riders
(Attached Document)

Did the author include a reference to the research study using a format
consistent with a style manual? Yes, The Author used APA format reference.

Did the author mention the problem addressed within the study? Yes as he
stated This study uses the person-environment fit approach to assess the
dissatisfaction one has towards co-workers who fail to carry their own weight, in
groups of varying sizes.
Is the central purpose of the study stated? Yes which is to determine whether the
relationship between the personality trait of sensitivity and satisfaction is
moderates by group size.

Is information about the sample, population, or subjects provided? Yes, the

Author used multiple measures survey questionnaire, involving 257 out of 300
workers from manufacturing assembly plant in Wales, UK.
Are the key results summarized? Yes, it had been summarized.
Is the journal article clearly a report of a research study (instead of an
essay, opinion paper, typology, or synthesis of past research)? Yes, a research
study article will consistently contain sections such as Abstract, Introduction,
Methods, Results, and References.
Is the abstract no longer than a short paragraph (i.e., less than one page,
double spaced)? Yes, in fact I felt it was very short.

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Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine whether the relationship
between the personality trait of sensitivity and satisfaction is moderates by
group size. This quantitative study was carried out using multiple measures
survey questionnaire, involving 257 out of 300 workers from manufacturing
assembly plant in Wales, UK. The majority sample was females with 108
(70%) and 77 males (30%) ranging age was 35 years. The finding lends
support the P-E fit theory (Kristof, 1996). However, this study attempted to
use P-E fit theory to explain why some people are more dissatisfied than
others even though they are all placed in the same inequitable situation.
Also, its support equity theory (Huseman et al., 1985), that not all people
are equally be inequity compared with less sensitive ones. This research
provides valuable understandings for mangers who wish to gain employee
satisfaction toward group size and co-workers. The managers will be more
knowledgeable and understand the employees sensitivity and fit them in the
right group size. The results of this study lends support to the P-E fit theory
in that people who fit in their environment tend to be more satisfied than
those who do not.

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Managing school behavior: a qualitative case study

(Attached Document)

A qualitative research study:

Did the author include a reference to the research study using a format
consistent with a style manual? Yes, The Author used APA format reference.

Did the author mention the problem addressed within the study? Yes, it was
about how administrator do to improve students success in school and society.

Is the central purpose of the study stated? Yes, it was mentioned from the
beginning of the abstract to understand the methods by which building-level school
administrators collect office discipline referral data, and to understand the ways
they make decisions based on that data.
Is information about the sample, population, or subjects provided? Yes, this
study offered a detailed examination of the experiences of eleven school
administrators, also Interviews were conducted face to face.
Are the key results summarized? Yes, the key results of this study had been
summarized.
Is the journal article clearly a report of a research study (instead of an
essay, opinion paper, typology, or synthesis of past research)? Yes, a research
study article will consistently contain sections such as Abstract, Introduction,
Methods, Results, and References.
Is the abstract no longer than a short paragraph (i.e., less than one page,
double spaced)? No, it was around 2 pages (PDF).

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Abstract
This research study attempted to increase understanding regarding the ways
school administrators collect and use office referral data in the PreK-12
school setting to improve outcomes for students. The purpose of this study
was to understand the methods by which building-level school administrators
collect office discipline referral data, and to understand the ways they make
decisions based on that data. The paper examines the general lack within
education literature regarding this topic obscured administrators practices
and the potential, positive effects of such practices in improving education
for children. This research conducted a qualitative case study methodology
utilized in this study offered a detailed examination of the experiences of
eleven school administrators and the ways they collected and used available
data in their respective school buildings. The data collected from the
interviews in this case study have generated numerous topics for discussion,
including the use of rooting school-wide expectations in character education
programs and school wide behavior systems. The results of this study
suggest that a key message from school administrators to other school
administrators is that having consistent data collection and analysis practices
will lead to improvements for students.

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The topic?
learners motivations for studying
online

Working title for

the project?
Students Satisfaction in learning Online.

What questions
did the authors
answer?

What key words

will you use to
search the
literature based on
this topic and title?

What type of
literature will you
try to identify?

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The motivation and reasons why learners decide to

study online.
An attempt to determine if online learning is in fact
transforming education in its essence and to speculate
on the future.
Student satisfaction in online learning.

Learners, online learning, Student, Motivation, flexibility,

distance learning, satisfaction

The benefits of learning online.

The advantages and disadvantages in learning online.
The flexibility on taking online courses.
The reasons behind students choosing online study
over the regular classes.

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