A CRITICAL RESEARCH ANALYSIS

Title of the study:

Authors

INTRODUCTION: RESEARCH PROBLEM

Research
statement/statement
of the problem

Is the problem
researchable? That
is, can it be
investigated
through the
collection and
analysis of data?
Explain why.

Write the gist of the

background of the
research problem

What is the .
educational
significance of the
problem?

Does the problem .

statement indicate
the variables of
interest and the
specific relationship
between those
variables which are
investigated?
Provide concrete
citation in the
study.

When necessary,
are variables
directly or
operationally
defined? Also
classified variables
whether
categorical, ordinal,
interval or ratio?
Provide concrete
citation in the
study.

What are the

dependent and
independent
variables? If not,
what are the
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variable/s?

INTRODUCTION: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Is the review
comprehensive?
Why do you say
so? Provide
concrete evidences.

Are all cited

references relevant
to the problem
under
investigation?
explain

Are most of the

sources primary,
i.e. are there only a
few or no
secondary sources?

Have the references

been critically
analyzed and the
results of various
studies compared
and contrasted, i.e.,
is the review more
than a series of
abstracts or
annotations?
Explain.

Does the review

conclude with a
brief summary of
the literature and its
implications for the
problem
investigated?
Explain in detail.

Do the implications )
discussed form an
empirical or
theoretical rationale
for the hypotheses
which follow?
Explain.

METHODS: SUBJECTS
Describe the size
and major
characteristics of
the population
studied described.

If a sample was
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selected, what is the
sampling method?
Is the manner of
selecting the
sample clearly
described? Provide
evidence/s.

Is the method of
sample selection
described one that
is likely to result in
a representative,
unbiased sample?
Why or why not?

Did the researcher

avoid the use of
volunteers?
Explain.

What is the size and

major
characteristics of
the sample
described?

Does the sample

size meet the
suggested guideline
for minimum
sample size
appropriate for the
method of research
represented? How
do you say so?

METHOD: DESIGN AND PROCEDURE

What is the
research
methodology? Is it
appropriate? Do
you recommend
other research
methods? What are
those?

What is research
design? Is it
appropriate for
answering the
questions or testing
the hypotheses of
the study? Explain
why.

Are the procedures

described in
sufficient detail to
permit them to be
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replicated by
another researcher?
Explain.

If a pilot test/study
was conducted, are
its execution and
results described as
well as its impact
on the subsequent
study? Explain.

Are the control

procedures
described?

Did the researcher

discuss or account
for any potentially
confounding
variables that he or
she was unable to
control for? What
do you think are the
confounding
variables were not
explained?

RESULTS
Are appropriate
descriptive or
inferential statistics
presented? what are
they?

Was the probability

level, a, at which
the results of the
tests of significance
were evaluated,
specified in
advance of the data
analyses? Explain.

Are the tests of

significance
described
appropriate, given
the hypotheses and
design of the study?

Was every
hypothesis tested?/
was every research
question answered?
Provide evidence.

Are the tests of

significance
interpreted using
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the appropriate
degrees of
freedom? Explain.

Are the results

clearly presented?
Provide evidence.

Are the tables and

figures (if any) well
organized and easy
to understand?
Explain.

Are the data in each

table and figure
described in the
text? Provide
evidences.

DISCUSSION: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION

Is each result
discussed in terms
of the original
hypothesis to which
it relates?/ is each
result discussed in
terms of the
original research
question to which it
relates? Provide
evidence.

Is each result
discussed in terms
of its agreement or
disagreement with
previous results
obtained by other
researchers in other
studies? Provide
evidences.

Are generalizations
consistent with the
results? What
generalizations are
inconsistent?
Provide evidences.

Are theoretical and

practical
implications of the
findings discussed?
Provide evidences.

Are
recommendations
for future action
made? If not, what
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should have been
recommended?

Are the suggestions

for future action
based on practical
significance or on
statistical
significance only,
i.e, has the author
avoided confusing
practical and
statistical
significance?

OTHER OBSERVATIONS

RESEARCHERS
(write your names here)