CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
PPA 696--RESEARCH METHODS: RESEARCH ARTICLE CRITIQUE FORM
  1. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
    1. Author:
    1. Title:
    1. Source:

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  1. SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH
    1. PROBLEM STATEMENT:
    1. BACKGROUND:
    1. HYPOTHESIS:
    1. MEASUREMENT OF VARIABLES
      1. Dependent variable:
      1. Independent variable(s):
      1. Control variable(s):
    1. RESEARCH DESIGN:

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    1. SAMPLING:

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    1. INSTRUMENTATION:

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    1. DATA COLLECTION/ETHICS:

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    1. DATA ANALYSIS:

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    1. Author's CONCLUSIONS:
 
  1. CRITIQUE
    1. Possible Threats to Internal Validity
      1. History:
      2. Maturation:
      1. Testing:
      2. Instrumentation:
      3. Regression Artifact:
      4. Selection bias:
      5. Experimental Mortality:
      1. Design contamination:
 
    1. Possible Threats to External Validity
      1. unique program features:
      2. experimental arrangements:
      1. other threats:

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    1. CONCLUSIONS:
      1. Does the article make sense?
      2. Is the article useful?
      3. Do you have confidence in the findings? Why or why not?
      4. What significance do you see from this study for society in general?
      5. What significance do you see from this study for public administrators?