ANALYSIS OF A RESEARCH PAPER

1 Title of the research paper

2 Maximum 100 word
summary of the principal
thesis or proposal being
made in the research
3 Context of, and background
to, the research. (ie What
problem or question or
observation or situation is
being addressed?)
4 Methodology employed to
collect data. Primary and/or
secondary data?
5 Tools used for analysis of the
data – statistics, graphs, etc.
6 Is there a hypothesis? If so,
what is it and is it supported
or rejected?
7 What are the strengths of the
research, which make it
distinct and unusual?
8 What are the weaknesses of
the research and how can
these weaknesses be
addressed?
9 What are the implications of
the findings from the
research? What advances in
science have been made?