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Activity 1:
Write a summary essay (Ideally is should be maximum one-tenth of the length of the actual article)
about the article you read.
a) Give the correct, full citation for the article at the beginning of the paper. (1 point)
b) The summary must be written in your own words and it must be complete. (5 points)
c) You may use quotes from the article very cautiously (I don’t want to see an entire paragraph in
groups or even ½ of a paragraph in quotes).
Activity 2:
Answer the following questions about the article.
a) What is the problem or question(s) this research concerns? You should be able to identify the
central focus. If there are additional secondary problems, identify these too. (1-4 sentences)
b) What is the source of the data? (That is, questionnaire, intensive interview, documents, existing
statistical information, observations, laboratory manipulations, field manipulations, etc.) In
some studies there are two or more sources of data. Give a brief overview of how the data were
acquired. (2-5 sentences)
c) What is the source of the data? (That is, questionnaire, intensive interview, documents, existing
statistical information, observations, laboratory manipulations, field manipulations, etc.) In
some studies there are two or more sources of data. Give a brief overview of how the data were
acquired. (2-5 sentences)
Activity 3:
Give the following information about the sampling procedures in outline/Table form, saying “not given,”
if it is not: