Understanding Quantitative Reports – Article Analysis 2

 

The article I summarized was quantitative, nonexperimental, survey design. The researcher of the report described trends about digital citizenship in higher education. The quality of the research was high quality, scoring a quality of 17 according to the rating scale.

Key Elements	0 = Poor	1 = Fair	2 = Good	3 = Excellent	Reasoning
Choice of the research design is appropriate and justified.				X	The survey design is appropriate for the study's purpose. A convincing explanation was provided for why the specific design was chosen. The researcher wanted to know how university students feel and act when it comes to digital citizenship.
Good quantitative procedures are used to select and assign participants.		X			Because the survey respondents attended a private college or university, the results do not represent general trends for ALL higher education students. However, this is an excellent starting point for further investigation.
Good quantitative data collection procedures are used.		X			A survey about digital citizenship was given to 435 students at a private university. The survey included demographic information as well as questions on a 5-point Likert scale. A semi-structured interview format was used with the students.
Good quantitative data analysis procedures are used.				X	Participants were given a redesigned Digital Citizenship Scale (DCS) with 26 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale's content was translated after being converted. Two specialists in ESL and IT assessed the scale. The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.88. Survey data were examined descriptively and inferentially. Factor analysis was used to discover DCS variables. T-test and ANOVA were used to compare groups and collect data. SPSS Statistics 20 was used for the required analyses.
Good quantitative results and conclusions are reported.				X	Five factors were discovered based on the original DCS scale's 26 elements. The outcomes are comprehensive. For the five discovered factors, percentile rankings were used. The findings are in line with the overall research design.
The study used a rigorous research design.				X	The study's many components—problem, goal, methods, findings, and conclusions—all fit together logically and coherently.
The use of the quantitative design addressed the study purpose.				X	The research aim of the study is achieved by the results and conclusion of the research design, which offer a thorough explanation of the trends of variables.
Overall Quality 1-10 = Low Quality 11-16 = Adequate Quality 17-21 = High Quality		2		15	Total = 17

 Despite the fact that this study had significant limitations as a result of the fact that all of the survey participants attended a private college, it offers a solid platform for further research into the trends that are occurring in higher education about digital citizenship.

Higher education is usually overlooked while looking into digital citizenship. Many times, research on digital citizenship focuses on teachers or K–12 students. Not all students are created equally, and this must be kept in mind. Some people may have lacked the opportunity to develop skills essential to successful participation in the digital world because of limited access to computers and mobile devices. Students at any level of study would benefit from a refresher course in digital citizenship literacy.

My literature review is provided below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LjVJOJOfE-x2RRC0JMWniHLeiRoWM2IMK1CBLHjN0zQ/edit?usp=share_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HsZucKSLsOvyzWGL-y4f5vS0RamP7XZy/view?usp=share_link