Evaluate and critique three research papers that are uploaded within this question: Esteve, Heelas, & Hernandez
Evaluate and critique three research papers that are uploaded within this question: Esteve, Heelas, & Hernandez
The evaluation component focuses on the design and analysis.
The critique component is to offer the pros and cons of the research questions and the discussion of results.
Evaluation
Describe the design of the study with a focus on independent and dependent variables with detailed
mention of the resulting stats Things to consider: how many IVs and DVs? Did the authors use t-tests,
RM ANOVA, 2-way ANOVA, etc.? Articulate why the design/analysis was appropriate (or not).
Discuss the criterion for significance used, any power analysis that was performed, any tests related to
data normality, etc.
Critique
This section should be your personal assessment of how good the paper is.
Provide your opinion of things like: importance of the research question, sample (size, characteristics,
etc.), quality of tables/figures, and their interpretation of the study findings.
General Instructions
In all cases reflect back on what you have learned in class and note similarities, contrasts, etc.
Explain the reasons for your opinions.
Provide the above discussion via 5-10 bulleted statements for both parts (evaluation & critique) with a
goal of demonstrating your ability to translate what was learned in class to understand these papers.
