Week5_NR439 Critiquing Evidence Template
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Week 5 Assignment Critiquing Evidence Template
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Date:
Directions:
- Locate the assigned article. The article is available in an announcement posted in preview week and in Week 4. The announcement is titled:
- IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Week 5 Assignment
- Read the required research article, then answer each question about the study in your own words.
- Do not copy and paste information from the article into the worksheet.
- Correctly cite and reference the assigned article when incorporating it to answer the questions.
- An external scholarly source is required in Section 4 (see below). External scholarly sources used to support answers should be no more than five years old.
- Answer each question with explanation and detail.
Section 1: Purpose and Design of the Study
- What is the purpose of the study? Is it clearly stated?
- What is the research design? Is this a quantitative or qualitative study?
- How does the design support the purpose of the study?
Section 2: Sample
- What is the sample size and the population for the study?
- What are the participant’s key characteristics?
- What sampling technique was used?
Section 3: Data Collection
- What data was collected during the study?
- What was the data collection technique?
- Was this form of data collection reliable and valid?
Section 4: Data Analysis
- What type of data analysis was conducted?
- What have you learned about this form of data analysis? Use an external source of evidence to support this discussion.
Section 5: Limitations and Findings
- What were the limitations of the study?
- What were the overall findings?
- What was one interesting detail you learned from reading this study?
Section 6: Application to Practice
- How can you apply these findings to your practice?
- Why is it important for you to read and understand research literature?
- What have you learned from completing the Critiquing Evidence Worksheet?
References: Provide the full APA reference for all in-text citations. Include the permalink after the reference from the Chamberlain Library.