Critiquing research articles

 

 

 

CRITIQUING RESEARCH ARTICLES

 

 

(Use these questions for all article critiques, Number and answer item-by-item; not in prose form. You do not need to rewrite the questions.)

Answer the following questions yes or no and explain your answer !

 

 

I

What type of research most accurately describes this study?  Penelitian jenis apa yang paling akurat menggambarkan studi ini?

 

II. THE PROBLEM

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA (Ya/Tidak)	PENJELASAN SEHARUSNYA
1	Was the problem clearly defined? Apakah masalah didefinisikan dengan jelas?
2	Were hypotheses, research questions, or objectives stated? Apakah hipotesis, pertanyaan penelitian, atau pernyataan obyektif?
3	Was the problem logically deduced from some theory? Apakah masalah secara logis dideduksi dari beberapa teori?
4	What is (are) the independent variable(s)? Apa variabel independennya (s)?
5	What is (are) the dependent variable(s)? Apa variabel dependennya?

 

III. DESIGN

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA	SEHARUSNYA
1	Was an appropriate research design utilized to answer the problem? Apakah desain riset yang tepat digunakan untuk menjawab masalah?
2	Was the population studied clearly specified? Apakah populasi ditentukan dengan jelas?
3	Were the sampling methods clearly outlined? Apakah metode sampling yang diuraikan dengan jelas?
4	Was a control or comparison group chosen in the same manner and from the same population as the sample? Apakah kontrol atau kelompok pembanding dipilih dalam cara yang sama dan dari populasi yang sama sebagai sampel?
5	Were the :reatments randomly assigned to the groups? Adakah treatments secara acak kepada kelompok-kelompok?
6	Did the study include a replication? Apakah studi termasuk replikasi?
7	Was the alpha level specified a priori? Apakah tingkat alfa ditentukan a priori?

 

IV. THE PROCEDURE

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA	SEHARUSNYA
1	Were treatments and/or data collecting methods described so that you could replicate the study? Apakah treatmen dan / atau metode pengumpulan data dijelaskan sehingga Anda bisa meniru studi?
2	Were the size and characteristics of the sample adequately described? Apakah ukuran dan karakteristik sampel cukup dijelaskan?
3	Were the treatments administered so that extraneous sources of error were either held constant for all treatments and control groups or randomized among subjects within all groups? Apakah diberikan treatmen ekstra sehingga sumber kesalahan entah tetap konstan untuk semua perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol atau secara acak di antara mata pelajaran di semua kelompok?

 

V. THE MEASUREMENT

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA	SEHARUSNYA
1	Was any evidence of the reliability of the measurements given? Apakah ada bukti keandalan dari pengukuran yang diberikan?
2	Was any evidence of the validity of the measurements given? Apakah ada bukti validitas dari pengukuran yang diberikan?

 

VI. THE INTERPRETATION

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA	SEHARUSNYA
1	Were the conclusions consistent with the obtained results? Apakah kesimpulan yang konsisten dengan hasil yang diperoleh?
2	Were the generalizations confined to the population from which the sample was drawn? Apakah generalisasi terbatas pada populasi dari mana sampel tersebut diambil?

 

VII. GENERAL

NO	QUESTIONS:	TERTERA	SEHARUSNYA
1	Was this a significant study? Why? (Your opinion, not graded). Apakah ini sebuah penelitian penting? Mengapa? (Pendapat Anda, tidak bergradasi).

 

 

Adapted from:

William W. Farquahr, and John D. Krumboltz, "A Check List Evaluating Experimental Research in Psychology and Education," Journal of Educational Research. III (May, 1959) 353-354.

 

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