Below, you will find a variety of resources to help you answer the Methodology questions required in Step 2. You can review the power point independently or watch a video explanation. You can also download some examples of answers for these questions to get ideas about how to write your responses.
If one or both of your sources does NOT contain a Methodology (sometimes called Methods, Data Collection, etc.) it is likely the source is a Literature Review (also called Metanalysis) rather than an original research study. Your source will still work for this project, but you'll need to take a slightly different approach to answering the 4 Methodology questions on the worksheet. See attached document or suggestions below for more details.
Below, you can find a variety of resources to help you determine if your source is a Literature Review as well as guidance in finding the answers to the four methodology questions on the research worksheet. You can view the power point slides or watch a video explanation. There is also a Word document that contains an explanation for how to apply each question to a Literature Review source. Another Word document contains sample answers that may give you ideas for how to construct your responses.
