Module #1

Question 1

Primary Article (empirical study)

Answer 1

a study that aims to gain new knowledge on a topic through direct or indirect observation and research. Usually contains abstract, introduction, methods, results and discussion (IMRaD)

Question 2

Review Article

Answer 2

provides a summary of existing research in a field/topic area

Question 3

Narrative Reviews (literature reviews)

Answer 3

type of review article. summarize some of the existing literature/evidence.

Question 4

Scoping Reviews

Answer 4

type of review article. broad reviews that aim to gather as much evidence as possible and maps the evidence into themes.

Question 5

Systematic Review

Answer 5

type of review article. highly structured reviews that utilize pre-planned methods to include/exclude articles.

Question 6

Meta-Analysis

Answer 6

a type of research study that combines and/or analysis data from different primary studies (usually) in a new analysis in order to strengthen the understanding of a particular topic.

Question 7

Case Studies

Answer 7

report specific instances of interesting phenomena. often used in medicine to make other researchers aware of the possibility that a specific phenomenon might occur.

Question 8

Variable

Answer 8

something that can be measured and/or observed

Question 9

Theories

Answer 9

summarize results from a variety of studies that address related phenomena

Question 10

Construct

Answer 10

a concept drawn from measurement or observation of one or more variables. capture the “what” of theories.