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Appendix D

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

NURSING GRADUATE PROGRAM

Critiquing Evaluation Criteria for Quantitative Research Article

NURS 502-O Nursing Science and the Research Process

Listed below are criteria that you will use to critique research articles pertinent to your research area of interest. Discuss how the investigator satisfied each criterion. Cite relevant passages in the articles, with reference to page number if appropriate. Don’t merely respond “yes” or “no” to the presence or absence of each criterion – you must provide examples and rationale for your response.

Criteria YES

Comments

I- Title of the Article and Authors Is the title clear, including area of study and group studied?

Are the author’s credentials included?

II- Introduction Is the purpose of the study presented?

Is the significance (importance) of the problem discussed?

Does the investigator provide a sense of what he or she is doing and

why?

III- Problems Statement Is the problem statement clear?

Does the investigator identify key research questions and

variables to be examined?

Does the study have the potential to help solve a problem that is

currently faced in clinical practice?

IV- Literature Review Does the literature review follow a logical sequence leading to a

critical review of supporting and conflicting prior work?

Is the relationship of the study to previous research clear?

Does the study have the potential gaps in the literature and

support the necessity of the present study?

V- Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Is a rationale stated for the theoretical/conceptual framework?

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Does the investigator clearly state the theoretical basis for

hypotheses formulation?

Is the hypotheses stated precisely and in a form that permits it to be

rested?

VI- Methodology Are the relevant variables and concepts clearly and operationally

defined?

Is the design appropriate for the research questions or

hypotheses?

Criteria YES

Comments

Are methods of data collection sufficiently described?

What are the identified and potential threats to internal and

external validity that were present in the study?

If there was more than one data collector, was interrater reliability

adequate?

VII- Sample Are the subjects and sampling methods described?

Is the sample of sufficient size for the study, given the number of

variables and design?

Is the adequate assurance that the rights of human subjects were

protected?

VIII- Instruments Are appropriate instruments for data collection used?

Are reliability and validity of the measurement instruments

adequate?

IX- Data Analysis Are the statistical tests used identified and the values reported?

Are appropriate statistics used, according to level of measurement,

sample size, sampling method, and hypotheses/research questions?

X- Results Are the results for each hypothesis clearly and objectively

presented?

Do the figures and tables illuminate the presentation of results?

Are results described in light of the theoretical framework and

supporting literature?

XI- Conclusion/Discussion Are conclusions based on the results and related to the

hypotheses?

Are study limitations identified?

Are implications of findings discussed (i.e., for practice,

education, and research)?

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Are recommendations for further research stated?

XII- Research Utilization Implications Is the study of sufficient quality to meet the criterion of scientific

merit?

Does the study meet the criterion of replicability?

Is the study of relevance to practice?

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Do the benefits of the study outweigh the risks?

XIII- Format Utilizes APA format

Includes the list of references utilizing APA

Total Score Obtained: Percentage Obtained:

Student Signature: Student ID:

Evaluator’s Signature: Date:

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Appendix E

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

NURSING GRADUATE PROGRAM

Critiquing Evaluation Criteria for Qualitative Research Article

NURS 502-O Nursing Science and the Research Process

Listed below are criteria that you will use to critique research articles pertinent to your research area of interest. Discuss how the

investigator satisfied each criterion. Cite relevant passages in the articles, with reference to page number if appropriate. Don’t

merely respond “yes” or “no” to the presence or absence of each criterion – you must provide examples and rationale for your

response.

Criteria YES

Comments

I- Title of the Article and Authors Is the title clear, including area of study and group studied?

Are the author’s credentials included?

II- Statement of the Phenomenon of Interest Is the phenomenon of interest clearly identified?

Has the researcher identified why the phenomenon requires a

qualitative format for study?

Are the philosophical underpinnings of the research described?

III- Purpose Is the purpose of conducting the research made explicit?

Does the researcher describe the projected significance of the

work to nursing?

IV- Method Is the method used to collect data compatible with the purpose of

the research?

Is the method adequate to address the phenomenon of interest?

If a particular approach is used to guide the inquiry, does the

researcher complete the study according to the processes described?

V- Sampling Does the researcher describe the selection of participants?

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Are the informants who were chosen appropriate to inform the

research?

VI- Data Collection Is data collection focused on human experience?

Does the researcher describe data collection strategies (i.e.,

interview, observation, focus groups, field notes)?

Is protection of human subjects addressed?

Is saturation of the data described?

Criteria YES

Comments

Are the procedures for collecting data made explicit?

VII- Data Analysis Does the researcher describe the strategies used to analyze the data?

Does the reader understand the procedures used to analyze the data?

Does the researcher address the credibility, auditability, and

fittingness of the data?

VIII- Credibility Do the participants recognize the experience as their own?

IX- Auditability Can the reader follow the thinking of the researcher?

Does the researcher document the research process?

X- Fittingness Are the findings applicable outside the study situation?

Are the results meaningful to individuals not involved in the

research?

Is the strategy used for analysis compatible with the purpose of the

study?

XI- Findings Are the findings presented within a context?

Is the reader able to apprehend the essence of the experience from

the report of the findings?

Are the researcher’s conceptualizations true to the data?

Does the researcher place the report in the context of what

already is known about the phenomenon?

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XII- Conclusions, implications, and recommendations

Do the conclusions, implications, and recommendations give the

reader a context in which to use the findings?

Do the conclusions reflect the findings of the study?

Are recommendations for future study offered?

Is the significance of the study to nursing made explicit?

XIII- Format

Utilizes APA format

Includes the list of references utilizing APA

Total Score Obtained: Percentage Obtained:

Student Signature: Student ID:

Evaluator’s Signature: Date: