Rubric for Research Critique of Articles 10 points for each article given by instructor
Criteria
Points
1.    Key concepts discussed in the introduction of the article

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2.    Identifying and summarizing Hypothesis (including operational definition of variables and relationships among variables) OR Question formulation (including Key concepts identification)

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3.    Description of target population and participants

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4.    Description of research Design

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5.    Description of data collection instrument

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6.    Description of the procedure

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7.    Description of the results

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8.    Do the findings support the hypothesis/respond to question?

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9.    Description of strengths/weaknesses as per author
Strengths:

Weaknesses:

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10.    What is missing? As per your judgment

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