article critique assignment

Describe the overall purpose of the research in your own words (discuss it as if you were talking to someone who had no idea what you read). Limit your response to a maximum of five sentences.

Introduction

Yes

No

Justification

Does the introduction describe the importance of the problem under investigation?

O

O

If yes, briefly summarize the author’s justification:

Does the introduction utilize theory to inform the research question and/or hypotheses? If yes, which theory/theories?

O

O

If yes, provide the name(s):

Research Questions and Hypothesis(es)

State the research question(s) explored in this study. Also, what specific hypotheses, if any, were tested in this study?

Intervention

If applicable, describe the interventions (or program/treatment) being studied.

Methodology

What were the eligibility (inclusions/exclusions) criteria for subjects/participants?

What were the major demographic characteristics of participants?

What procedures were used to select participants into the study (describe the sampling approach)?

What was the actual sample size (provide number)

Yes

No

Justification

Were IRB agreements obtained?

O

O

Were any incentives used?

O

O

If yes, state incentives:

What were the variables under study, and how were they defined? Identify any dependent and independent variables, or predictor and outcome variables

List the measure(s) for each variable, and their respective measurement validity and reliability (if applicable).

How were the data collected? (Include methods, by whom and how often, and the duration/length of data collection)

Where were the data collected?

Data Analysis

What data analysis technique(s) were used in this study?

What statistical software package(s) was/were used for data analysis?

Findings/Results

Describe the overall findings of the study in your own words (discuss it as if you were talking to someone who had no idea what you read). Aim for a maximum of 5-7 sentences

Instrumentation/Measurement strategy (including issues of reliability and validity)

Strengths:

Limitations:

Sampling (discuss issues of external validity-generalizability)

Strengths:

Limitations:

Research design (discuss issues of internal validity; be sure to state what type of study design was used.)

Strengths:

Limitations: