Critiquing Quantitative Research

550 words

assignment Overview

By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your  proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors:

• Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice. 
  • C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the  use of technology to inform evidence-based research practice to develop,  implement, evaluate, and communicate interventions across the  specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. 
    • Related Assignment Criterion:          
      • 1: Critique quantitative research.​
  • C4.SP.B: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the  use of technology to inform program evaluation to develop, implement,  evaluate, and communicate interventions across the specialization of  advanced generalist practice settings. 
    • Related Assignment Criterion:          
      • 2: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology.

Assignment Description

In this assignment, you will critique quantitative research focusing on program evaluation.

Assignment Instructions

Use the Capella library to locate a peer-reviewed program  evaluation article that uses quantitative analysis. Provide a complete  APA citation for the article. Then address the following:

• What are the research questions?
• What is the sample?
• What are the variables and how are they measured?
• What statistical tests are used? Why did the author select these tests?
• What were the key findings?
• What are the potential internal and external validity issues in the conclusions drawn by the authors?