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Assessment Critical Analysis
The first part of this assessment will involve undertaking a review of a journal article based on some questions provided. The journal article you will be reviewing, the questions you need to ask, and additional resources to help guide you in this task can be found on learnonline.
Instructions
1. Ensure that you have reviewed all course and practical material related to this assignment.
2. Search and download the following article:
Xu W, Liang HN, Baghaei N, Ma X, Yu K, Meng X, Wen S. Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame on University Students' Anxiety, Depression, and Perceived Stress: Pilot Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Serious Games. 2021 22;9(4):e29330.
(note that the reference to the article I provided is not in APA format, you will have to use the APA 7th edition referencing conventions for the assignment).
This will be the article you use to answer the questions in the template document. You can search the article, for example, through the library portal or simply use google scholar.
3. Download a copy of the Article Review Questions template on learnonline. Do not change the font or layout.
4. Read the article very carefully.
5. Answer the questions on the template (do not change the font or layout) using information you have found in the downloaded article.
NOTE: You should only be using information from the one article in Part 1 of this assessment. You do not need to search for other references to back up your arguments in this assessment.
6. Proofread your answers and use the submission link on learnonline to upload the filled in template.
Question
In your own words state the aim of the study?
What is the main rationale in the introduction?
Is the rationale convincing? Why, or why not?
Identify the independent and dependent variables.
Does this study have a within-groups or between-groups design?
What research method used in this study?
State one main result reported in the study.
Could there be an alternative explanation for the result? If yes, give one example.
Are the results generalisable (from the sample and in space and time)? Why or why not?
Point out one good thing about the research.
Provide the reference for this article formatted according to APA 7th edition referencing conventions.
Attachment:- Assessment Critical Analysis.rar