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1. Critique the appropriateness and adequacy of the study’s design in relation to the
research questions or hypotheses.
a. ???
2. Critique the adequacy of the study’s sampling methods (e.g., choice of participants) and
their implications for generalizability.
a. Convenience sample -
b. Generalizability is in question
c. Students may not be the best representation of those whom engage more
frequently and freely
3. Critique the adequacy of the study’s procedures and materials (e.g., interventions,
interview protocols, data collection procedures).
a. Statistics
b.
4. Critique the appropriateness and quality (e.g., reliability, validity) of the measures used.
a. External validity is diminished through the use of the convenience sample
b. Reliance on subject’s personal ability to self-report - a threat to internal validity
c. Additional measures could be used - personality was unmeasured - and may
provide insight into validity
d. The variables of race, gender, and age were accounted for
e. It is unknown if the measures were validated prior to the studies were distributed
- no self-test for reliability
i. Que
f. Wish we knew more about the surveys thrown out
g. Qualitiative measure - we aren’t given a copy of the survey questions
asked; can we assume that the question did not lead the students to report?
5. Critique the adequacy of the study’s data analyses. For example: Have important
statistical assumptions been met? Are the analyses appropriate for the study’s design?
Are the analyses appropriate for the data collected?
a. The structure of the quantitative data analysis seem to align with the questions
asked
b.