Select one applied research, action research, mixed methods, or program evaluation peer-reviewed research study published in an article related to your topic of interest. All articles mustbe of educational studies conducted and published in the United States or Canada withinthe past five years. Because applied research could be either quantitative or qualitative, youmust be able to distinguish the correct characteristics to include the correct components; it mustbe true applied research (meaning the research findings are providing solutions to a problem).You may not use meta-analyses, meta-syntheses, or longitudinal studies; all research evaluatedmust be original.After thoroughly reviewing the study in the selected article, compose a full three-page review(not including the required title and references pages). Brevity is crucial as it forces you toinclude only the most essential information. An abstract should not be included.Using the provided Research Critique: Applied, Mixed Methods, or Program EvaluationTemplate: Provide a brief, three-sentence introductory paragraph introducing the article and thepurpose of the critique. Note the article author’s name with the appropriate in-textcitation. Under the Summary heading (Level 1), provide the following information. The shortparagraph under each Level 2 heading (see template) should have at least three sentences.o Purpose of the studyo Description of participants/sample (e.g., who, how many, selection method)o Research Design – Identify whether the article is more quantitative or qualitativein nature and/or, if applicable, if it is action research or a program evaluation.o Applied Research (also identify if the applied research is action researchor not) Quantitative analysis (experimental, quasi-experimental,correlational, regression, etc.) and/or Qualitative analysis (narrative, grounded theory, case study,phenomenology, ethnography, etc.)Mixed methods – can be basic or applied research (explain which methodswere used, and if one measure -quantitative or qualitative-was used morethan the other).o Program evaluation (explain whether quantitative or qualitative measureswere dominant).o Method(s) of Data Collectiono Quantitative (survey, test, questionnaire, etc.) and/oro Qualitative (questionnaire, document analysis, observation, open-ended orstructured interview, etc.)o Method(s) of Analysiso Quantitative: A statistical analysis (t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA),analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square, Pearson product-momentcorrelation, Spearman rho, etc.); and/oro Qualitative: Inductive/deductive approach, point of focus, summaries,memoing, indexing, coding, grouping, themes, order of analysis, type ofanalysis (content, narrative, discourse, framework, grounded theory)o Results – be specific with statistical data and/or themes/overall findings andprovide a layman’s interpretation. Under the Critical Analysis heading (Level 1), the short paragraph under each Level 2heading (see template) should have at least three sentences. Think critically through theresearch study’s main points. Who was the intended audience? Did the author clearlycommunicate the main points to the intended audience? Did the author provide adequatesupport to back their claims? Also, address the following items:o Opportunities for further research not already stated in the articleo Threats to the validityo Quantitative: to the validity or rival hypotheses not already discussedand/oro Qualitative: credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmabilityo Other original insights or criticismo Implications of the findings (who, possibly researchers or practitioners, can usethe findings and how)One peer-reviewed source (your textbook or other research study) in addition to thearticle you are critiquing should be cited in this section to support your opinions of thevalidity of the article and/or its research methods. Under the Discussion heading, provide the following in a minimum of five sentences:o Insight from your professional experience as related to the issue in the articleo Connection to the topic you are considering researching for your degreeBiblical integration Reference page (Level 1 heading): Include a references page with three references: thearticle being critiqued, the Bible, and one additional peer-reviewed resource to supportyour claims
