Locate a peer-reviewed article about human services research, related to a topic that interests you.
Complete the checklist in Ch.1 (p. 10) of Practical Research Planning and Design.
Checklist: Reflective Questions to Consider When Evaluating Research
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1. In what journal or other source did you find the research article? Was it reviewed by experts in the field before it was published? That is, was the article in a juried (refereed) publication? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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2. Does the article have a stated research question or problem? That is, can you determine the focus of the author’s work? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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3. Does the article describe the collection of new data, or does it describe and synthesize previous studies in which data were collected? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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4. Is the article logically organized and easy to follow? What could have been done to improve its organization and readability? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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5. Does the article contain a section that describes and integrates previous studies on this topic? In what ways is this previous work relevant to the research problem? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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6. If the author explained procedures that were followed in the study, are these procedures clear enough that you could repeat the work and get similar results? What additional information might be helpful or essential for you to replicate the study? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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7. If data were collected, can you describe how they were collected and how they were analyzed? Do you agree with what was done? If you had been the researcher, what additional things might you have done? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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8. Do you agree with the interpretation of the results? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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