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To be able to translate the science into practice, one must be able to critically appraise the 

literature. For this reason, student will have the opportunity to select an article that pertains to
their class project subject area and critically appraise the article. Students will choose a primary
research article that focuses on an aspect of the class project. The paper will include the items listed in the rubric. The paper will be no more than 10 pages, 12-point font, one-inch margins, Times New Roman 

Citation:
? Use correct APA format 10
Purpose:
? Is the purpose of the study clear?  Is the study significant?
? Will it make a practical or theoretical contribution? 5
Introduction:
? Is the introduction well organized? 5
Review of the Literature:
? Is the Review of Literature comprehensive and up to date?
? Is there a critical review or a review of findings?
? Does the review clearly relate previous studies to the current
research problem?
? Does the review help establish the importance of the
research?
12
Methods
? Given the topic of study and the researcher’s stated purpose,
how does the selected method achieve the stated purpose?
? What methodological components has the researcher
identified to conduct the study?
? Based on the material presented, how does the researcher
demonstrate that he or she has followed the method?
? If triangulation is used, explain how the researcher
maintained the integrity of the study?
12
Sampling:
? How were the participant’s selected?
? Explain how the selection process supports a qualitative
sampling paradigm.
? Are the participants in the study appropriate to inform the
research? Explain.
10
Data Collection:
? How does the data collection method reported support
discovery, description, or understanding?

? What data collection strategies does the researcher use?Does the researcher clearly state how human subjects were
protected?
? How was data saturation achieved?
? Are the data collection strategies appropriate to achieve the
purpose of the study? Explain.
Data Analysis:
? What strategies were used to analyze data?
? Based on the reported analysis, can the reader follow the
researcher’s stated processes?

Findings Reliability/Validity/Rigor/Trustworthiness:
? How do the reported findings demonstrate the participant’s
realities?
? How does the researcher relate the findings of the study to
what is already known?
? How does the researcher demonstrate that the findings are
meaningful to the participants?
12
Conclusions/Implications:
? How does the researcher provide a context for use of the
findings?
? Are the conclusions drawn from the study appropriate?
Explain.
? What are the recommendations for future research?
? Are they clearly related to study findings?