Have to provide an Article Critique on a Article that i will attach. The instructions are below. I will also attach the Article Critique in a microsoft word attachment.
Please answer all of the sections with direct information from the article and state it from the direct source article.
Student will critique an article from a
peer-reviewed journal. The critique includes describing and evaluating the
study aims, study design, sample, measurement, data collection method, results,
ethical issues, and implications.
Provide a thorough critique of the article.
Please use your own language to summarize and
critique; avoid direct quotations. Write a 3 page paper
(double-spaced, with 1” margins) to address each of the following points and
provide rationale/justifications for your responses.
Your grade on this
paper will be based on the following:
·
The
extent to which the major strengths and weaknesses of the article are
identified.
·
Evidence
of having learned the material presented in class and through the readings.
·
Organization
of the paper and clarity of presentation.
A. Study Aims
·
What
are the study aims in the article? How clearly are they stated?
·
What
are the research questions studied? What are the hypotheses? How clearly are
they stated?
·
What
are the independent and dependent variables, and other key variables such as
mediating and/or moderating variables (if applicable)?
B. Study Design
·
Is
the stage of research of the study exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory?
·
What
is the study design? (quantitative/qualitative, cross-sectional/longitudinal, observational/experimental,
etc.)
·
Describe
the major strengths and limitations of the study design. Note the threats to
internal validity in this study.
·
Discuss
whether this design is appropriate to address the research question (e.g. is
this the best design for addressing the question? Or do you want to suggest a
different design?)
C. Sample
·
What
is the study population in this study?
·
Is
the sampling plan described clearly? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Why?
·
How
many cases are in the sample? Is the response rate described in the study?
·
How
strong is the external validity of the sample? Why?
D.
Measurement
·
What
are the independent variables? How were they operationalized (measured)? What
is the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) of each of
the independent variables? Are they explained clearly and are they appropriate
measures?
·
What
are the dependent variables? How were they operationalized (measured)? What is
the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) of each of the
dependent variables? Are they explained clearly and are they appropriate
measures?
·
Are
the reliability and validity of these measures included in the article?
E. Data Collection
Method
·
How
were the data collected?
·
What
are the strengths and limitations of the data collection method?
F. Results
·
Briefly summarize the findings. Are they
correctly drawn from the data presented?
·
Did
the findings support the study hypotheses?
G. Ethical issues
·
Are
there any ethical issues in the study?
H. Implications
·
Who
is the possible audience for the article?
·
What
are the implications of the study results for policy?
·
What
are the implications of the study results for macro, mezzo, and micro practice?
·
Are
the implications for policy and practice sufficiently discussed?
