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Text 1: Ewing, R., Schmid, T., Killingsworth, R., Zlot, A. & Raudenbus, S. 2003, Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity, viewed 6 March 2011, .Text 2: Clarke, J. & Bull, D. 1998, 'The Importance of Enabling Programs in Providing Higher Educational Opportunities for The Educationally Disadvantages ', 3rd National Equity & Access Conference, Yeppoon.
Question 1: What is the purpose of the review? Does the reviewer proceed to a discussion of their own research?Text 1: Identifying what have been achieved in previous studies, provide the basis for research hypothesis. Yes, the paper focuses the study of urban sprawl in county and metropolitan levels.Text 2: Identifying what have been achieved in previous studies. No.
Question 2: How is the paper structured? For example, sections, sub-sections and what is discussed in each.Text 1: The paper divided into 4 sections: Introduction, stating the purpose of the paper and literature review; Method, a discussion about the methodology of the research, Result, providing the result and analysis of the findings; and Discussion, discussing the implication of the result.Text 2: No structure provided
Question 3: Does the reviewer discuss each article/book separately or does s/he synthesise the findings of different Text 1: the text synthesising the previous findings.Text 2: The text synthesising the previous Findings.
Question 4: What types of literature were used in this review? Where were they published? Who/which organisations wrote them? Were they peer reviewed?Text 1: Government website, Printed books, Journals, Reports, Etc. They were published in USAText2: Printed Books, Journals, Reports, Etc. The were published in USA, UK, Australia.
Question 5: What was the reviewers conclusions/ recommendations?Text 1: More research is needed to refine the findingsText 2: No conclusion provided
Question 6: Does the reviewer restrict the review of literature to a single country or place? Text 1: Yes, In U.S.A.Text 2: No, The literatures include U.S, UK, New Zealand and Australia.
Question 7: Does the author identify gaps for further research? Text 1: Yes, The reviewer states that there is relatively little research done by physical activity researchers on the relation between both physical and social environments and public healthText 2: No
Question 8: Does the reviewer discuss research methods used in the conduct of the research?Text 1: Yes, The research design in the study was cross-sectional and ecologic.Text 2: No.
Question 8: How does the reviewer demonstrate agreement between researchers? How does the reviewer demonstrate contrasting views?
Question 9: What is the reviewers argument (check the conclusion)?Text 1: The paper suggests that there may be a strong relationship between urban form, physical activity and some health outcomes.Text 2: The paper proposes that enabling programs has major role in improving educational opportunities.
Question10: How does the author transition between themes?