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CondeR_Assignment4A.docxRubric for Article Critique Reports
Week 4 – Assignments 4a and 4b
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Assignment 4 (indicate 4a or 4b) |
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Part |
Question |
Answer |
Points |
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Title |
1.Title of the article, journal name, your name |
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3 |
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Purpose/Research problem |
2a. What is the purpose of the study? Is it clearly identified? Is the research problem important? |
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5 |
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2b. Identify the dependent variable(s) |
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3 |
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2c. Identify the independent variable(s) |
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3 |
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Literature review |
3a. Are the cited sources relevant to the study? |
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3 |
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3b. Does the literature review offer a balanced critical analysis of the literature? |
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3 |
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3c. Are the cited studies recent? |
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3 |
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Theoretical framework* |
4a. Has a conceptual or theoretical framework been identified? |
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3 |
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4b. If yes, is the framework adequately described? |
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3 |
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Design and procedures |
5a. Identify the study design used in this study? Make sure that you select the exact type of design used, i.e., one of the three discussed this week. |
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5 |
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5b. Is the study design appropriate to answer the research question? |
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3 |
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5c. What type of sampling design was used? |
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5 |
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5d. Was the sample size justified on the basis of a power analysis or other rationale? |
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5 |
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5e. Are the inclusion and exclusion criteria clearly identified? What are they? |
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5 |
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5f. What measurement tools were used for the dependent variable(s)? |
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5 |
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5g. What measurement tools were used for the independent variable(s)? |
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5 |
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5h. Were validity and reliability issues discussed? |
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4 |
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Ethical considerations |
6a. Were the participants fully informed about the nature of the research? |
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3 |
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6b. Were the participants protected from harm? |
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2 |
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6c. Was ethical permission granted for the study? |
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3 |
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Data analysis |
7a. What type of data and statistical analysis was undertaken? |
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3 |
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7b. Was the statistical analysis appropriate to address the research question? |
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2 |
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Results |
8. What are the results of the study? Did the results answer the research question(s)? |
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5 |
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Discussion |
9a. Were the findings linked back to the literature review? |
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3 |
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9b. Did the authors identify study limitations? What were they? |
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5 |
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9c. Do you think the limitations are serious enough to impact the internal and external validity** of the study? |
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3 |
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Overall assessment |
10. What is your overall assessment of the study? |
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5 |
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Total |
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100 |
Source: Coughlan M, Cronin P, Ryan F. Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research. Br J Nurs. 2007;16(11):658-63.
* A conceptual or theoretical framework/model is a representation of a concept and the relationships between this concept and other variables that might impact it or be affected by it. It provides structure to a study and a rationale for the different relationships between the variables. Not every study has to have a conceptual or theoretical framework clearly outlined. The better research questions are usually the ones informed by theory and a corresponding framework. For an example, check the following article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934012/
** The validity of a study, in contrast to the validity of measurements, is the degree to which study results are accurate and well-founded, when account is taken of study methods, representativeness of study sample, and nature of the population from which it is drawn.
· Internal validity (results are attributed to hypothesized effect and not sample differences)
· External validity (generalizability)
