Online Degree Options

Research Concepts Matrix
Please note that the first row of data is meant as an example. Please read the example article (Gonzalez & Blackford, 2022) as a guide for how to dissect each article assigned.
Parenthetical Citation

Purpose of the study (word-for-word)

Statement of the research Problem (summarized in your own words)

Limitations of the Study (summarized in your own words)

Ethical Conduct in the Study

Future research possibilities (e.g., how could a researcher extend the research detailed in the study—may address limitations, for example)

(Hernandez Gonzalez & Blackford, 2022)

To analyze factors that make online graduate students successful in their educational journey.

Many graduate students are choosing online degree options while balancing work, school, and home lives and priorities. Over the last 20 years, online grad student enrollment has grown from 6% to 42% leading to the need to understand effectiveness of online education and learning.

The study included only two fields of study for master’s degree students. No attention was given to doctoral students or other areas of study limiting generalizability. An experimental design was not used so causality can not be demonstrated.

$15 gift card as incentive, project was funded by a faculty research grant to cover gift cards, RA pay, and faculty honoraria. Email recruitment invitation to target population, but anonymity of responses.

The study focused on business and education grad students. Expanding to other disciplines would be good moving forward. Future research could expand to other factors that might influence online graduate student success such as student expectations, type of support needed to balance life roles, and appreciation for the learning outcome regardless of the grade outcome. A more formal experimental design could be useful for deeper understanding of the relationships among the variable studied when comparing online and in-person graduate students.

(Okyere et al., 2022)

Since COVID-19 has complicated the learning issue in Fiji, which could have massive impacts on the learning capacity of the students. The study will examine the learners' perceived causes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the study focuses on the challenges facing online learning students during the pandemic in Fiji. The final aim is to analyze the strategies necessary to combat online learning challenges during the pandemic.

  
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to the closure of learning institutions worldwide, including Fiji. As a result, the study aims to identify misconceptions and beliefs among learners. It also aims at looking at the online difficulties during the pandemic. The study also aims to gain insights into learners' coping strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
 

The study cannot generalize the results because of the purposive sampling when choosing participants for the research.
Generalizing the results is complex since each person's opinions and experiences can vary from location to location. The study has addressed Covid-19 myths, beliefs, and difficulties associated with online learni...