Reference no: EM133502565
Question 1:
What is the research problem?
Does the problem build a persuasive argument for the new study?
Is the problem statement easy to locate?
Research Questions and Hypotheses
What are the research questions and hypothesis?
Do the hypothesis state a predicted relationship between two or more variables?
Question 2: Methods
Ethical Aspects of a Study
Was the study approved and monitored by an Institutional Review Board, Research Ethics Board or similar committee?
Were appropriate informed consent procedures used with all participants?
Question 3: Research Design
Was the design experimental, quasi-experimental, or non-experimental?
Was the study longitudinal or cross-sectional? What are the threats to the studies internal validity?
Question 4: Sampling
What type of sampling design was used?
Are possible sample biases or weaknesses identified?
Question 5: Data Collection
What methods of data collection were utilized (Self-reports, Scales, Observation, and Rating Scales)? If self-report methods were used, did the researchers make good decisions about specific methods (in-person interviews, mailed questionnaires, etc.)?
If observational methods were used, did the report adequately describe what the observations entailed?
Question 6: Results
Statistical Analysis
Identify the type of analyses undertaken to address each research question or test each hypothesis.
Were appropriate statistical methods used, given the level of measurement of the variables, number of groups being compared, and so on?
Question 7: Results
How are important results presented?
Do the authors make causal or correlational inferences? Are the inferences justified based on the study design and the results?
Question 8: Discussion
Findings
What limitations do the authors discuss? What other limitations that may affect internal validity do you find in the study?
Are the findings the authors present directly related to the results from the data in the study?
Question 9: Clinical Practice
Did the researchers discuss the study's implications for clinical practice or future research and if so, were the implications grounded in the study evidence, and in evidence from earlier research?