Your critique should provide an examination of the purpose of the study, research question(s), methodology, results, and conclusion. You should also provide a brief critical evaluation of the paper. It should be 3-4 pages, APA Style.
It should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Absolutely no quotes should be used.
Remember, this is a critique; you should not be providing a lot of detail but rather synthesizing what the authors did.
Abstract/Introduction
1. What was the purpose of the study? Was there a clear statement of the purpose and aims of the research? Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Did the authors provide enough support for why this study is important to the field? Provide a rationale for your response.
3. What theories (e.g., social learning theory) did the authors include in how they conceptualized the study?
4. What was the rationale for this particular study?
Method/Results
5. Were the (a) design, (b) methods, and (c) sampling strategy used in the study appropriate to what the authors were trying to find out? Provide a rationale for your response.
6. Did the authors discuss whether or not measures/instruments used were reliable and valid? Was their discussion sufficient?
7. What were the main results of the study?
8. Based on the sample, how generalizable are the results of this study? Provide a rationale for your response.
9. Are the tables and figures organized and easy to understand?
Discussion
10. Were there any possible confounding variables in the design of the study?
11. What are limitations of this study that were not stated by the authors?
12. What are strengths of this study that were not stated by the authors?
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