edf 6481 Format for Article Critique: Qualitative Research Demko Education

FAU EDF 6481 Educational Research (3 credits) Internet Course: Florida Atlantic University Professor David J. Demko, Ph.D. E-mail: demko@demko.com

Assign #6: Article Critique: Qualitative Research

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Assignment Format

Click here to view the Research Article that you will critique.

Format your assignment as listed in the Assignment Outline (A-F).

Follow this "lettered listing" exactly to aid in the evaluation process.

Items C1-4, D1-4, E1-4 must each receive a paragraph response (12 paragraphs total).
1. Begin each paragraph with a clear statement in response to the question.
2. Follow your response statement with no less than two supportive statements.
Supportive statements are examples, or descriptions, or quotes from the Research Article.
3. If an item is omitted by the author, simply write "this item omitted" instead of the paragraph response described above in 1-2.

ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE (A-F)

A. YOUR FULL NAME
B. ENTER THE ASSIGNMENT #
C. DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

C1. Were the participants properly and completely described?
C2. Was the setting properly and completely described?
C3. Were the circumstances under which the data were collected completely described?
C4. Were the ways in which the themes were developed for analysis described?
D. ORGANIZATION OF THE DATA

D1. Was the research question/paradigm described adequately so you knew what is being asked, i.e. what type of study is it?
D2. What type of methodological tools were employed, i.e. case study, interview, observation, document analysis?
D3. Were the tools adequately described so you knew what the authors measured?
D4. What type of categorical analyses of data were utilized?
E. INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA

E1. Was sufficient descriptive information given to allow the reader to conclude that the author's interpretations were grounded in the data?
E2. Does the researcher address internal validity through "triangulation" (Leedy text, page 169), that is, verification of findings via other documentation / other sources / other researchers?
E3. Does the author acknowledge as a limitation the lack of generalizability of the study's findings, and/or suggest a replication study?
E4. Does the author make suggestions for future research based upon the study's findings and critique the author's own findings in the present study?
F. END-OF-ASSIGNMENT

How to Submit Your Written Work
Submit your assignment by typing your work directly into the body of your e-mail.
NOTE: Please DO NOT submit your work as an e-mail "attachment".

Re-submission Policy
Unsatisfactory work will be given partial credit with an opportunity to "re-submit" for full credit.
"Re-submit" assignments must be amended as prescribed by the professor's evaluation comments.
"Re-submits" are limited to one-time only ... so put your best effort into your very first submission.

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