Research Study Evaluation[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 2, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the interactive How to Read a Scholarly ArticleLinks to an external site.. Additionally, review the articles Why Zika Virus Infection Has Become a Public Health Concern?Links to an external site. and A Guide to Critiquing a Research Paper on Clinical Supervision: Enhancing Skills for Practice Download A Guide to Critiquing a Research Paper on Clinical Supervision: Enhancing Skills for Practice.
Using the Research Study Evaluation Template Download Research Study Evaluation Template, you will critically evaluate an assigned research article provided in a list from your instructor. When you have completed the template, save it to your desktop or an external hard drive and submit it to Waypoint.
Your evaluation must address the article with critical thought by examining, reflecting, and evaluating the article from an objective viewpoint, using facts to support your argument in the conclusion section of the template.
Using the Research Study Evaluation Template Download Research Study Evaluation Template,
- Identify the research topic.
- Identify the author’s summary of the need for the research.
- Identify and describe variables in the study.
- Identify the research question(s) and hypotheses.
- Identify the research design of the study.
- Identify any limitations on the study.
- Identify the sample or population.
- Describe how the sample was obtained.
- Analyze the data used.
- Describe whether the data is primary or secondary.
- Determine the statistics used to analyze the data.
- Summarize the findings of the study.
- Identify the answers to the research questions.
- Determine whether the hypothesis(es) was proved or disproved.
- Summarize the evidence produced by the study to support the findings.
The Research Study Evaluation paper
- must use the Research Study Evaluation Template Download Research Study Evaluation Template.
- must include a separate title page with the following:
- title of paper in bold font
- space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- student’s name
- name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- course name and number
- instructor’s name
- due date
- title of paper in bold font
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
