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1. Your name: Sharnjit Moondi 2. List the article in appropriate APA format here: Fischer J. & Pyatt, K. (2010). Implementing Online Learning Objects in the Secondary Math Classroom. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Internation Conference 2010 (pp.66-75). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca/p/33313 . 3. Complete this table: Question a. What is the purpose of the article? b. Why is this research needed? c. What are the main research questions? Search Location Title Abstract and/or first 2 paragraphs (introduction) Abstract and/or first 2 paragraphs Abstract or just before methods section Your Findings To determine the potential efficacy of WBLT in the secondary mathematics classroom

d. What are the key results?

Abstract or results/findings or conclusions

e. Methodology qualitative, quantitative, mixed? f. Sample size and description?

Introduction Methods section

It is becoming more popular but the ability to access and use them via online is fairly recent that still needs to be explored by many What elements are present in effective WBLT? How should WBLT be selected for the secondary math curriculum? How should WBLT be implemented within the secondary math curriculum? What are student attitudes toward WBLT? Effective WBLTs are reusable, pedagogically sound, operating system independent, selfcontained, easily shared and interactive Students favored WBLTs over traditional worksheets. They liked the interactive and selfcontained characteristics Accessibility of WBLTs was an issue in the success of implementation mixed

Methods section

g. Were reliability (or dependability,

Methods section

20 random secondary math WBLTs and evaluated by a rubric that was created prior to looking at the WBLTs 83 students in 3 classes, 63 students participated (no specification on age or grade or school or region) It was reliable to a certain extent. The survey that they gave the students asked the students good questions that are reliable but the sample

consistency) validity or truthfulness (i.e., grounded in truth or logic) addressed? h. Are references up to date? i. How many references? j. Large % of peer- reviewed articles?

size was quite small and there was no real information given about the sample. It was a lot based on personal opinion and the rubric that they used to evaluate each WBLT was not available for the reader to see. References References References Yes 22 Yes

4. Do you trust the conclusions made in this paper? Why or why not? I trust most of the conclusions based on the fact that I have seen similar results in other studies. The authors also provided good reasoning for most of their conclusions. I would definitely not use this article as a main article for to reference back to because it was missing some explanations and some important information. For instance it would have been great to see what rubric was developed to evaluate the 20 random WBLTs. Also, it is understood that the WBLTs used in the sample were a random selection but I dont know if there was a wide range of topics and websites for them or if they were all similar topics and similar websites.