** THIS IS AN ARTICLE CRITIQUE ** PDF OF ARTICLE IS ATTACHED/INCLUDED **
–> Questions and/or information to address in the critique/each section is below:
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.
the research? Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Did the authors provide enough support via their review of the literature for why this study is
important to the field? Provide a rationale for your response.
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?
the study?
4. What was the rationale/reason for this particular study?
Method/Results
5. Were the (a) research 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
appropriate to what the authors were trying to find out? Provide a rationale for
your response.
6. To what extent did the authors consider culture and diversity in the (1) development of the
study’s method and (2) the analysis and/or interpretation of the data. Provide a
study’s method and (2) the analysis and/or interpretation of the data. Provide a
rationale for
your response.
your response.
7. Did the authors discuss whether or not measures/instruments used were reliable
and valid?
Was their discussion of the measures or instruments’ reliability and validity
Was their discussion of the measures or instruments’ reliability and validity
sufficient?
8. What were the main results of the study?
9. Based on the sample, how generalizable are the results of this study? Provide a
rationale for
your response.
your response.
10. Are the tables and figures organized and easy to understand?
Discussion
11. Were there any possible confounding variables in the design of the study?
12. What are limitations of this study that were not stated by the authors?
13. What are strengths of this study that were not stated by the authors?
** Must use APA 7th edition format / Double spaced / 12 pt Times New Roman font /
Will have a reference page (to site the article) / Will be saved as a Word Doc **