For this assignment, each student will critically review an empirical journal article that the ionstructor has preselected. Students will respond to a list of questions that pertain to the preselected article.
In three typed pages (double-spaced, essay format), address the following:
Discuss what is the problem being studied.
Identify the study’s research question(s). Explain the study’s hypothesis(es).
Discuss the study’s specific aim(s) or purpose(s).
Discuss the characteristics (demographics) of the subjects.
Discuss how the researcher(s) selected the subjects.
Identify the the study’s sample size.
Identify the independent variables (those manipulated by the researcher) and dependent variables (variables observed for change).
Identify the study design.
Discuss the measuring instruments the researcher(s) used.
Explain how the researcher(s) collected the data.
Identify how many observations were made.
Discuss how the data were analyzed (data analysis techniques).
Discuss the results.
Discuss the conclusions.
Discuss the implications for practice in public health. Include a discussion on the ways in which this article contributes to public health surveillance.
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses that are represented in the article.
Discuss how well the outcome of the study was specified.
Explain the degree to which you agree/disagree with the author’s(s’) conclusions.
Discuss the extent to which the findings can be generalized (external validity).
Explain how would you improve the research study.
Requirements
Cite in correct APA format.
Please refer to the Journal Article Critique Rubric for how points will be distributed.
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