Analyzing Modular Learning: An IMRAD Critique and Research Concepts

This essay presents an analysis of a research article on the effects of modular learning on students in the Philippines, transforming it into the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion). The introduction highlights the impact of modular learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology employs secondary research to analyze the positive and negative impacts. Results indicate varied impacts, with children disliking the lack of meaningful interaction but appreciating cost savings on transportation. The discussion elaborates on the challenges of online learning modules and the benefits of economizing resources. Furthermore, the essay includes a critique of the research paper based on specified guide questions, evaluating aspects like the clarity of aims, hypotheses, variable operationalization, study design, and statistical analysis. It concludes with an analysis based on research concepts and principles, differentiating the impacts and suggesting ways to address the negative effects of modular learning. The document is available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools for students.

Article Writing
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Table of Contents
Article..............................................................................................................................................3
A. Find a research article which is not in the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methodology,
Results and Discussion)..........................................................................................................3
B. Provide a summary of the article in the IMRAD format...................................................3
C. Accomplish the guide questions in critiquing a research paper.........................................4
D. Provide an analysis based on the research concepts and principles..................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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Article
A. Find a research article which is not in the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methodology,
Results and Discussion).
Specify an active retrievable link below:
Title of the research article: 14 Effects of Modular Learning to Students in the Philippines
Source/link: https://simplyeducate.me/2021/12/07/effects-of-modular-learning/./
B. Provide a summary of the article in the IMRAD format.
 Introduction- This article is based on the impact and effect of modular learning to the
students. The 7 common encountered corresponding and concern recommendations are
discussed in this article. The process of modular learning procedure within the schools for
all level of worldwide to further prevent spreading of Covid19 virus. The modular
learning was highly helpful during the time of covid-19.
 Methodology- The methodology used in this report is secondary research as the research
is directly related with analysing the issues that exist within the environment. The effects
of modular learning are critically analysed by the secondary research where the negative
and positive impacts are analysed.
 Results- From the article it can be analysed that there are range of impacts that modular
leaning has on the students. The impacts are somehow negative in nature and sometimes
it positively impacts the students in terms of modular learning.
 Discussion- From the discussion it can be analysed that many of the children don’t like
the concept of modular learning. Due to which the core issues of the modular learning are
somehow related with the learnings of the student. Another negative impact is that there
is no meaningful interaction between the online learning module and the students. This
results in a difficult situation which is not concerned with bringing more and more issues
that related to learning of the students. The positive impact of the same was that the
students were able to economize on their daily transportation which lead to saving of
cost. The online classes conducted by the tutor helped in saving resources and time of
both the tutor and students. The monotonous road congestion is ignored and the children
can easily take the classes from their home.
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C. Accomplish the guide questions in critiquing a research paper.
1. Are the aims and objectives of the study clearly stated? ✓
2. Are the hypotheses and research questions clearly specified? X
3. Have the variables been adequately operationalized? ✓
4. Is the design of the study adequately described? ✓
5. Is there an adequate description of the source of the sample, inclusion and exclusion criteria,
response rates and sample attrition? ✓
6. Were the statistical analysis appropriate and adequate? X
7. Are the results clear and adequately reported? ✓
8. Does the discussion of the results report them in the light of the hypotheses of the study and
other relevant literature? ✓
9. Are the limitations of the research and its design presented? X
10. Does the discussion generalize and draw conclusions beyond the limits of the data and
number and type of people studied? ✓
13. Who was the sponsor of the study? Was there conflict of interest? X
14. Are the research data held on an accessible database or are they otherwise for scrutiny and re-
analysis? ✓
D. Provide an analysis based on the research concepts and principles.
The research concept was to critically analyse the impact that modular learning has on the
students and further the research is conducted to analyse both positive and negative impacts of
modular learning on the children. The principle of this research is to differentiate the impacts and
further come up with ways to solve the negative impacts of Modular learning. The principles are
accomplishing by evaluating the different areas of modular learning.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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modular benchmarking infrastructure for high-performance and reproducible deep
learning. In 2019 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium
(IPDPS) (pp. 66-77). IEEE.
Rashid, K.M. and Louis, J., 2020. Activity identification in modular construction using audio
signals and machine learning. Automation in Construction, 119, p.103361.
Wang, Y., He, H. and Sun, C., 2018. Learning to navigate through complex dynamic
environment with modular deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on
Games, 10(4), pp.400-412.
Wu, C., Kreidieh, A.R., Parvate, K., Vinitsky, E. and Bayen, A.M., 2021. Flow: A modular
learning framework for mixed autonomy traffic. IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
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