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2. Examine the key elements of the article in a systematic manner effectively and
efficiently.
3. FOLLOW THE GUIDE QUESTIONS
4. USE A TABULAR FORM ( Serves as a comparative chart)

Research 1 Research 2 Research 3

Title Current Trends Global Trends in Issues in language

and Issues in Language Learning learning
English Language in the 21st Century
Education in Asia
Authors Yeon Hee Cho, Sarah Elaine Gusti Ngurah
Hyo Woong Lee Eaton, Ph.D. Darmawan
Date of publication Summer 2008 2010 November 2007
Type of research
article
INTRODUCTION
What is the
rationale of the
study? (Why was
this performed)
What is the existing
knowledge under
consideration?
What is the
pervious
knowledge under
consideration?
What GAP is
addressed? (IMPT)
What is the
background of the
study?
What is the aim of
the study?
What is the
research problem?
- Research
 questions
What is the
hypothesis of the
study? (if there is
any)
METHOD OF
RESEARCH
What is the
research design?
How did the
research attempt to
answer the
research questions?
What sampling was
used?
How was it done?
How were they
grouped?
What were the
inclusion criteria?
What were the
exclusion criteria?
What PROCEDURES
were followed?
What are the
variables?
Which variables are
measured?
What instruments
were used for data
collection?
Where is the
research locale?
RESULTS OF THE
STUDY
What are the key
findings?
What are the details
of the data
collected?
Are the results
reliable? Provide
research-based
justifications (SAME
RESULTS
OVERTIME)
Are the results
valid? (MEASURES
WHAT ITSEEKS TO
MEASURE)
Are all the subjects
present in the
beginning of the
study were
accounted for?
Which results are
statistically
significant?
Which results are
statistically not
significant?
What is the
statistical test used
for each
quantitative RQ?
Were the tables
easy to understand?
DISCUSSION
What is the answer
to the RQ #1?

So on..?
What is the
interpretation of
the data?
What is the
meaning of the
analysis? Is it
relevant to the RQ?
What other studies
the result was
differed to?
What are the
limitations of the
study?
What are the
strengths of the
study?
What are the
suggestions for
future research
direction?
READ THE
CONCLUSION and
READ IT AGAIN
What are the
conclusions of the
study?
Are these based on
the reported data
and analysis?
Are these
reasonable and
logical?
Will it be useful for
future research
interest?
What is the
contribution of the
research in
education?
Was the study
worth doing