To prepare:

• Review what you have learned about evaluating research articles in terms of their relationship to your discipline and to your proposed topic.
• Review the articles in your Research Articles Summaries and apply the evaluation questions to each one. You may need to reopen the article to do this.
• Review the video resources on finding the gap in the research literature related to your topic.

Post your response to the following:

• Last week, you described the steps to identifying a research gap in literature. Describe how that process went as you reviewed previous studies and any new ones you have identified for this week’s Assignment. For example, what challenges in evaluating a research study are you encountering?

Note: Your posts should be substantial (500 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA style.