HSH725 Critical Appraisal
Assessment
2 Guidelines
Critical
Appraisal
In this assessment task you are
required to delve deeper into understanding a problem, finding out what might
work best as a solution, and making recommendations based on this evidence.
One important part of using research
is the ability to understand and appraise research. Appraising research
incorporates understanding how research is conducted and then critiquing and
evaluating the implications of a research publication.
In this assignment you are required
to critically appraise two (2) peer-reviewed research articles, one involving
quantitative and one involving qualitative research. Your papers are as
follows:
Read the articles and make sure you
understand the content, argument, vocabulary etc. Use the resources from this
unit to help you discuss relevant research principles and terms relating to
these two articles. Use the resources available through the Library website to
develop your understanding and to find additional sources to support your
analysis.
Identify the kind of study being
reported in these two articles, and locate a critical appraisal tool that is
appropriate to the study type (examples of tools will be discussed in the
unit). Cite the source of the original tool and provide a brief explanation of
whymyou selected the tool.
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Use the critical appraisal tool to
examine the two articles, first noting answers to the questions/items listed in
the tool and then synthesising your analysis. This forms the main section of
your written appraisal. Include page numbers from the research article in your
answers to the appraisal tool (i.e. cross reference where in the research
article you are finding the answers to the critical appraisal tool
questions/items). Use additional sources to help evaluate issues of validity,
representativeness etc.
Ensure that when you describe the
various strengths and weaknesses of the article that you explain your analysis.
For instance if the quantitative article had non-random sampling you will state
that, but then you also explain what the implication is of this type of
sampling. This will mean you will also need to consult relevant articles an
books on research methods. By doing this you will be able to show the marker
that you understand why the aspect you have noted is a strength or a limitation
of the study you are analysing.
Use the
National Statement on Ethical
Conduct in Research to describe
the main ethical issues pertaining to each of the two studies and briefly
discuss how they have been addressed.
Write a short summary of the
implications of each study’s findings for practice, recognising the strength or
quality of the findings from the articles.
Your critical appraisal should
consist of the following sections:
- Introduction (~100 words)
A brief introductory paragraph where
you outline the purpose and main sections of your appraisal. This will include
which field you are making the recommendations for (e.g. public health, health
promotion, social work, health & human services management).
- Tool selection (~200 words)
Explanation of tool selection.
Attach a copy of the tool in its original format to your assignment as an
appendix (does not contribute to the word count).
- Critical appraisal (~1500 words)
Analysis based on the critical
appraisal tool selected and discussion of strengths and weaknesses of the
articles.
- Ethical issues (~300 words)
Description of main ethical issues
and discussion of how these have or have not been addressed.
- Summary of the implications of the appraised papers
(~400 words) Short
summary of implications of each study’s findings for practice.
- References
You will need to demonstrate high
standards of writing, presentation and referencing. Your report must include a
title page with your name, the title of the assignment and word count
(excluding reference list). You will need to number each page, write with 1.5
line spacing and 2.5cm margins. You may use clearly worded headings. The sample
report writing template provided in the Assessment folder may help. There is a
10% leeway on the 2500 word count.
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