Quantitative Research Study Critique

 

Include an introductory paragraph that names the research study you are evaluating and

 

previews the structure and focus of your critique. Provide your overall assessment of the study in

 

a brief statement.

 

Title and Authors

 

In this section, evaluate the article title and the authors’ credibility. Do you think the title

 

adequately describe the study and its key elements? Who are the authors and have they conducted

 

and/or published previous research? Are they affiliated with a research institution or university?

 

Literature Review

 

Consider the following questions in your critique of the article’s literature review: To

 

what extent does the cited literature help you understand the problem? How does the literature

 

reviewed put the problem in context? Be specific. Do the authors indicate how their research is

 

different from and/or similar to earlier studies? Summarize what this article intends to add to the

 

knowledge base.

 

Strategy of Research

 

Address the following questions in your critique of the research strategy: What is the

 

strategy/aim of this quantitative study—is it descriptive, exploratory, or explanatory? Does this

 

strategy align with the research question?

 

Methodological Approach and Design

 

Consider the following questions in your critique of the methodological approach and

 

design: How does a quantitative approach (as opposed to a qualitative approach) correspond with

 

the research questions and/or hypotheses? Is the specific research design appropriate? To what

 

extent can the design answer the research questions or address the stated hypotheses?

 

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Threats to Internal Validity

 

Consider the following questions in your critique of the internal validity: What have the

 

authors done to address threats to internal validity? How does the presence or absence of

 

information about validity affect your confidence in the quality of the study?

 

Application to Practice

 

Connect the information from the article to social work practice and provide your

 

recommendations. Based on your critique of this study, is this social work intervention or

 

knowledge safe to integrate into your practice? Why or why not?

 

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References

 

(Include full references here for any sources that you have cited within the research study

 

critique. Note that the following references are intended as examples only.)

 

American Counseling Association. (n.d.). About us. https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-

 

aca

 

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-

 

33.

 

Bach, D., & Blake, D. J. (2016). Frame or get framed: The critical role of issue framing in

 

nonmarket management. California Management Review, 58(3), 66-87.

 

https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66

 

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of Power. Routledge.

 

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival

 

times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225–229.

 

https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

 

Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins. https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

 

Lindley, L. C., & Slayter, E. M. (2018). Prior trauma exposure and serious illness at end of life:

 

A national study of children in the U.S. foster care system from 2005 to 2015. Journal of

 

Pain and Symptom Management, 56(3), 309–317.

 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001

 

Osman, M. A. (2016, December 15). 5 do’s and don’ts for staying motivated. Mayo Clinic.

 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-

 

staying-motivated/art-20270835

 

https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca

https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca

https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66

https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835

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Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.).

 

Wiley.

 

Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research article [Video].

 

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-

 

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Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing literature reviews in your graduate

 

coursework [Webinar].

 

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/graduate#s-lg-box-18447417

 

World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and answers on immunization and vaccine

 

safety. https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/

 

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-7955524

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/tutorials#s-lg-box-7955524

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/graduate#s-lg-box-18447417

https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/

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