First, identify the
type of research being conducted:
If
it is qualitative, identify:
1. The participant(s)
2. Variable(s)
3. Setting
4. Data collection methods
5. Type: ethnographic, case study, grounded
theory, participative inquiry or historical
6. Research question
7. Data reduction technique(s)
8. Conclusions reached
9. Evaluate the overall strength of
the research design, address areas of credibility, transferability, dependability,
confirmability, and authenticity. You do not need to address all of these
areas, only the ones you think the study may be weak in.
If
it is survey, identify:
1. Identify the participant(s)
2. Variable(s) under investigation
3. Extraneous variable(s)
4. Research question
5. Research hypothesis
6. Null hypothesis
7. Data collection methods
8. Data reduction technique(s)
9. Conclusions reached
10. Evaluate the overall strength of
the research design, i.e.: reliability of the instrument, generalizability
of the results
If
it is causal-comparative or correlational, identify:
1. The participant(s)
2. Variable(s) and if they are independent
or dependent or neither
3. Extraneous variable(s)
4. Research question
5. Research hypothesis
6. Data collection methods
7. Data reduction technique(s)
8. Conclusions reached
9. Threats to INternal and EXternal
validity
10. Evaluate the overall strength of
the research design = How confident can we be in the results and conclusions
presented in the article?
If
it is experimental, quasi-experimental, or single case, identify:
1. The participant(s)
2. Independent variable(s)
3. Dependent variable(s)
4. Extraneous variable(s)
5. Sampling Method
6. Experimental group(s)
7. Control group research question
8. Research hypothesis
9. Null hypothesis
10. Research design (if experimental
or quasi, see pages 70-79 of your text; if single case, see pages 149-154
of your text)
11. Data collection methods
12. Data reduction technique(s)
13. Conclusions reached
14. Threats to INternal and EXternal
validity
15. Evaluate the overall strength of
the research design = How confident can we be in the results and conclusions
presented in the article?
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Guidelines for Article Critique
