A.

) THE ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING

1.What exact research design was used on specific journal? Copy and "cite" the
sentences/paragraph that mentioned the Research Design. (5 Points each journal)
»Secondary Analysis Studies

- “The paper discusses and analyses on previous studies about e-book and its use in
education especially in teaching and learning process.”
2.Who were the target population of the study? (5 Points for each journal)
»educator and students.
3. How were the samples identified or chosen to be respondents or participants for the study?
Discuss the Sampling technique used in the specific research journal and how was it used (if
applicable)? (5 Points for each journal)
» The samples are chosen to be the respondent because they are convenient source of data.

»The sampling technique used in the study is convenience sampling wherein the sample are
selected because they are convenient source of data.
4. What were the reasons mentioned on why was the study conducted in the specified locale? If
there's none please explain at your own why do you think that the locale is appropriate for the
study to be conducted. (5 Points for each journal)
»the study was conducted is to explore the basic concept of e-book, followed by earlier studies
on e-books which discussed the limitations and advantages of using e-book as a learning tool.
5. Based on your knowledge and readings about research designs, why do you think that the
research design used in each research journal is appropriate/applicable in a given journal? (5
Points for each journal)
»Secondary analysis studies was used in the study because the research used a previous study by
a different researchers to address a new hypothesis or new research questions.

B.) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE LEARNING

1.What exact research design was used on specific journal? Copy and "cite" the
sentences/paragraph that mentioned the Research Design. (5 Points each journal)
»Experimental Research
- “This study examines the evidence of the effectiveness of online learning by organizing
and summarizing the findings and challenges of online learning into positive, negative,
mixed, and null findings. Particular attention is paid to the meta-analyses on the
effectiveness of online learning, the heterogenous outcomes of student learning and the
endogenous issue of learning environment choice.”
2. Who were the target population of the study? (5 Points for each journal)
»target population are the student.
3. How were the samples identified or chosen to be respondents or participants for the study?
Discuss the Sampling technique used in the specific research journal and how was it used (if
applicable)? (5 Points for each journal)
»The samples are chosen to be the respondent because they are convenient source of data.
»The sampling technique used in the study is non-probability sampling wherein the odds of any
member being selected for a sample cannot be calculated.

4. What were the reasons mentioned on why was the study conducted in the specified locale? If
there's none please explain at your own why do you think that the locale is appropriate for the
study to be conducted. (5 Points for each journal)
»The reason why the study was conducted is to know the effectiveness of online learning
5. Based on your knowledge and readings about research designs, why do you think that the
research design used in each research journal is appropriate/applicable in a given journal? (5
Points for each journal)
»Experimental Research was used in the study because it focusses on the cause and effect
relationships, wherein it controls the independent variables or the cause and it measures the
effects

C.) THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDEN OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND

ASSOCIATEDLOCKDOWN MEASURES.
1. What exact research design was used on specific journal? Copy and "cite" the
sentences/paragraph that mentioned the Research Design. (5 Points each journal)
»Quantitative Research
- “Statistical analysis was performed on 4132 observations and 22 variables, with the aim to find
out whether there is any relationship between anxiety, depression and the analyzed variables”
2. Who were the target population of the study? (5 Points for each journal)
»target population of the study are citizens of Kuwait that are above 18.
3. How were the samples identified or chosen to be respondents or participants for the study?
Discuss the Sampling technique used in the specific research journal and how was it used (if
applicable)? (5 Points for each journal)
»The samples are chosen to be the respondent base on the age, gender, marital status (single,
married/in a relationship, divorce/separated, widowed), smoking history, height and weight (in
which we calculated the BMI and classified patients into underweight, normal, overweight or
obese based on the WHO classification), education obtained (high school, university
bachelor’s/diploma, postgraduate degree; which included master’s degree, PhD or MD), medical
history of chronic diseases and past psychiatric history.

»The sampling technique used in the study is the stratified sample wherein it highlights a specific
subgroup within the population.

4. What were the reasons mentioned on why was the study conducted in the specified locale? If
there's none please explain at your own why do you think that the locale is appropriate for the
study to be conducted. (5 Points for each journal)
»The reason why the study was conducted is to assess the psychological burden of COVID 19
pandemic and associated lockdown measures on the public in Kuwait, and to explore the
potential influencing risk factor
5. Based on your knowledge and readings about research designs, why do you think that the
research design used in each research journal is appropriate/applicable in a given journal? (5
Points for each journal)
»Quantitative Research was used in the study to quantify the problem by way of generating
numerical data or data that can be transformed into usable statistics wherein it is used to quantify
whether there is any relationship between anxiety, depression and the analyzed variables.

D.) PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. What exact research design was used on specific journal? Copy and "cite" the
sentences/paragraph that mentioned the Research Design. (5 Points each journal)
»Quantitative Research
- “This study examined the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and identified the factors
contributing to psychological impact in the Philippines.”

2. Who were the target population of the study? (5 Points for each journal)
»The target population of the study are filipino citizens.
3. How were the samples identified or chosen to be respondents or participants for the study?
Discuss the Sampling technique used in the specific research journal and how was it used (if
applicable)? (5 Points for each journal)
»The samples are chosen to be the respondent base on the socio-demographics, health status,
contact history, COVID-19 knowledge and concerns, precautionary measures, information
needs, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and the Impact of Events Scale-
Revised (IES-R) ratings.

»The sampling technique used in the study is the stratified sample wherein it highlights a specific
subgroup within the population.
4. What were the reasons mentioned on why was the study conducted in the specified locale? If
there’s none please explain at your own why do you think that the locale is appropriate for the
study to be conducted. (5 Points for each journal)
»The reason why the study was conducted is to establish the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms
and identify risk and protective factors contributing to psychological stress among social media
users in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic
5. Based on your knowledge and readings about research designs, why do you think that the
research design used in each research journal is appropriate/applicable in a given journal? (5
Points for each journal)
»Quantitative Research was used in the study to quantify the problem by way of generating
numerical data or data that can be transformed into usable statistics wherein it is used to quantify
the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and identified the factors contributing to psychological
impact in the Philippines.