Ed 510 and Ed 711
Guidelines for a Critique of a Research Article
Was the research problem or goal crealy defined?
Did the literature review provide logical and clear links with the methods and analyses that followed?
Was the sampling method clearly described and was it adequate, given the research questions and objectives?
Were the variables clearly defined?
Was the choice of instruments or data gathering tools consistent with the reasearch problem and research question?
Were the instruments and/or tools reliable and valid?
Did you agree with the researcher's (s') choice of statistical analysis?
Were the conclusions logically related to the overall methodology?
How well did the author(s) relate their conclusions to educational practice or prratical applications?
Why do you believe the journal chose to publish this article?
Where might you have taken a differnt approach which you see an improvement?
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