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Student Worksheet Analyzing A Journal Article-1
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Student Worksheet Analyzing A Journal Article-1
b. Now describe the purpose of the Nearly all countries saw increases in
study (as you understand it) in your cumulative impacts in their coastal waters,
own words. as did all ecosystems, with coral reefs,
seagrasses and mangroves at most risk.
Mitigation of stressors most contributing to
increases in overall cumulative impacts is
urgently needed to sustain healthy oceans.
c. What was the “gap” in the research “ A fundamental gap in understanding how
that the authors were trying to fill by humanity is affecting the oceans is our
doing their study? limited knowledge about the pace of change
in cumulative impact on ocean ecosystems
from expanding human activities – and the
patterns, locations and drivers of most
significant change.”
Step 2. What is/are the major finding(s) of the study?
a. Make some notes about the authors’ The author found out that “most of the
major conclusions or findings as ocean (59%) is experiencing significantly
written in the article. Include increasing cumulative impact, in particular
quotation marks whenever you use due to climate change but also from fishing,
their exact wording. land-based pollution and shipping.”
b. Now write those conclusions (as you I think majority of oceans in the world, or
understand them) in your own words. nearly almost every ocean has been affected
by the negative impacts like climate change
but pollution, fishing and shipping also
affects the change.
b. Do the authors suggest any problems The author didnt suggest any problems or
or limitations with their methodology? limitations with their methodology.
Do you see any problems or
limitations with their methodology?
c. How did the authors analyze their To determine annual change in stressor and
data? What test/s did they use? cumulative impacts, the author applied a
linear regression model to each raster cell
and calculate whether the slope is
significantly different from 0.
Step 5. Based on your analysis, are the claims made in this journal article accurate?
a. Do the conclusions made (about the Yes. The conclusions that is written in the
results) by the author make sense to journal article is accurate. The conclusions
you? Are the conclusions too broad or are broad based on what was actually done
too narrow based on what was in the study.
actually done in the study?
b. Based on the accuracy of the Yes the conclusions can be believed because
methodology and the reliability of the the steps that the author took to test it was
results as described in Steps 3 and 4, very precise and the results were accurate
do you think the conclusions can be aswell.
believed?
b. Re-read your notes and explain why I think this is a strong for both scientific
you think this is article and study because the author gives us
o a strong or weak scientific a clear explanation of what is the purpose of
article the study. The methods and results were also
o a strong or weak scientific very accurate and precise which could lead it
study to a strong article and study. The conclusions
the author made was also based on what was
done in the study, thats why I think this will
be considered as a strong scientific article
and study.
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