The simplicity in the work is one of its least impressive features and does not endear the work to individuals interested in observing and assessing more complex features of the data analysis process.
For this work, the data analysis consisted of frequencies and the accompanying percentages. This again is very simple data analysis and while complete consistent with the research leaves the reader dissatisfied with the level of analysis. It may have been useful for the researcher to engage at a minimum some chi square tests to explore whether the observed frequencies were the product of chance or not. The added level of analysis may have imparted added robustness to the work and produced a more compelling data driven argument.
The question of the statistical strength of the work is raised because the data were used to call into question the feasibility of engaging in AAPEP...
This type of assessment while it is raised from a theoretical foundation is not supported by the data. The researcher never assessed the impact or the success of the assessment methods. The comments that they raised are beyond the scope of their research aim and could only be assessed through another research program.
Despite these impediments, the work was informative and provided a reasonable overview of the state of the assessment process in Finland. It would be interesting to determine if similar results would be obtained from other countries in Europe or North America. The value in the work comes from the near complete data set that was engaged for the research.
References
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