Article Review for this article: https://iase-web.org/documents/SERJ/SERJ12(1)_Williams.pdf

Please help with answering all of the questions below.

Elements of the critique

Summary of the article (Discuss what the article is about)

Research Topic

oWhat question is the researcher trying to answer?

Research Methodology

oHow did the researcher study the topic? Survey? Experiment? Statistical Analysis?

oBriefly answer who, what, where, and when, and how.

Major Conclusions

oWhat does the author conclude?

oWhat recommendations does he make?

In-depth critique of the article

Write a brief paragraph for each of the bolded headings answering the questions.

Purpose

oIs the research problem clearly stated? Is it easy to determine what the researcher intends to research?

Literature Review

oIs the review logically organized?

oDoes it offer a balanced critical analysis of the literature?

oIs the majority of the literature of recent origin?

oIs it empirical in nature?

Objectives/hypotheses

oHas a research question or hypothesis been identified?

oIs it clearly stated?

oIs it consistent with the discussion in the literature review?

Ethical Standards Applied

oWere the participants fully informed about the nature of the research?

oWas confidentiality guaranteed?

oWere participants protected from harm?

Operational Definitions

oAre all terms, theories, and concepts used in the study clearly defined?

Methodology

oIs the research design clearly identified?

oHas the data gathering instrument been described?

oIs the instrument appropriate? How was it developed?

oWere reliability and validity testing undertaken and the results discussed?

oWas a pilot study undertaken?

Data Analysis/Results

oWhat type of data and statistical analysis was undertaken? Was it appropriate?

oHow many of the sample participated? Significance of the findings?

Discussion

oAre the findings linked back to the literature review?

oIf a hypothesis was identified was it supported?

oWere the strengths and limitations of the study including generalizability discussed?

oWas a recommendation for further research made?

References

oWere all the books, journals and other media alluded to in the study accurately referenced?

Conclusion

oConsidering all of the evaluation categories, is the article well or poorly researched?