The assignment consists of analyzing the specific article provided. This includes the basis for the problem being researched, the design and procedures, the results presented in the article, and the conclusions and implications of these results.

Support your responses by using brief examples or quotes from the study to illustrate the points you make.

Zhang, R., Bi, N. C., & Mercado, T. (2023). Do zoom meetings really help? A comparative analysis of synchronous and asynchronous online learning during Covid19 pandemic.Journal of computer assisted learning,39(1), 210-217.

The structure of the paper should use the following headings and address the following points:

1. Introduction and literature
   • How the author(s) presented an introduction to the problem or topic
   • How the author(s) presented a clear argument leading to a definite research question(s); how does the literature review set a context for the study leading to the research question? How have the authors set up the research question?
   • How the argument is reasonable, drawing upon past research with justifications; what is the theoretical framework that leads to predictions or hypotheses?, how does the hypotheses or research question(s) follow from the literature review?
2. Method
   • Participants: The participants should be appropriate to the study. Why did the authors choose this particular sample or group of participants? How are the participants clearly described (could you obtain a similar sample based upon the description provided)? Is the sample representative of a population? What would the population be?
   • Instrumentation: Describe the instruments (e.g. questionnaires, tests, surveys or other materials). How are they appropriate for participants? How are they appropriate for the research question (e.g., do they measure what is intended)? What makes the procedures for administering the test appropriate for the sample? How are reliability (or internal consistency) and validity discussed?
   • Procedures: Are the procedures used in each group in the study adequately described? (e.g, Can you understand each of the steps the researchers went through? Can these procedures answer the research question? Could you replicate the steps carried out in the procedures?)
3. Results

What are the results? How do the results address the research questions?

[Note: this is not a course in statistics and you do not have to make a judgment about the appropriate use of statistical methods in the study. Creswell & Guetterman (2019) provide some basic ideas - use those as a guide.]

1. Discussion and conclusions
   • What is the author's interpretation of the results? Do you think they interpret their results or findings in a fair manner, or have they overstated their case?
   • What limitations do the authors provide and what are their suggestions for future research?

• In-text citations is required