Question

You are to read and review/critique a scholarly journal article on a topic in child psychology/child development "GENDER" The article must be primary research(i.e., not a literature review, review article itself, magazine/newspaper, blog, etc.) The appropriateness of the article, written expression and reflective critique will be assessed. Using the link below

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00513341/document

At least a page worth's and should be in an ESSAY FORMAT.

Suggested questions to consider:

Was there a large enough sample?

What research model did they use?

What would you have used?

Is this research valid?

It is truly testing what it is meant to be testing?

What did the authors conclude?

Do you agree with their conclusions?

Is this research useful to clinicians?

What did you think of this journal article?

What new learning can you take from this article that applies to your own life?

Answer 1

it is cleraly mention that the total number of respnce is 735. the area of large sample is 1000-1200. so we can not considered that there was large enough sample.

they generally used descriptive research model.they studied that the effect of gender on acquisition of secientific thought and skill. it is visualized that more male children are easily graps secientific thought as compare female.i would generally used experimental reserch. no this reserch is not valid. because of ambiguity in resrch.here testing means to understand cause and effect relationship between variable. author concluded that children who presnt secientific model have positive corelation with the age.

yes i am agree, chidren generlly with good environment and passage of time(age) can better understand the secientific model. yes it could helpfull for clenician to understand child mental ability which is dseveloped through the age. this jornal aircle genrally clarified tjhere is no role of gender in development of sceintifc thought among children.

today, i have learned that thetre should not be descriminate between boys and girls in terms of their capablities and acquisition of secientific thought.