Research Review FormYour Name:
Complete APA-style Citation:
Type of Study: (descriptive, experimental, historical, philosophical, action)
1. Introduction. Comment on each of the sections below, using the questions as guides. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each section. Also indicate if any of these sections is missing in the study. Remember to use quotation marks if any text is quoted.
Problem. State the problem here in your own words. Is the author statement of the problem clear? Is it a convincing, worthwhile problem, in your opinion?
Related Literature.What are the main points of the related literature? Does there seem to be enough support for warranting this study at this time?
Purpose(s). State the purpose(s) in your own words. How does it relate to the problem? Is it clearly written?
Assumptions.State them in your own words. Are they necessary assumptions, or could they have been omitted? If there are no assumptions, should the author have included some?
Hypotheses and/or research questions. State them in your own words. Do they match the purpose? Are they clearly stated?
Delimitations. State them in your own words. Are they appropriate, or could they have been omitted? If missing, should some exist?
Definition of Terms. Are they necessary, or could they have been omitted? If missing, should some exist?
Relationship to your study: Describe how each of the sections above relate to your study. (Why or why not?)
2. Methods and Procedures. Briefly describe the methods and the procedures. Are they clearly stated and complete? Do they seem correct—that is, are they the right ones to answer the hypotheses/questions? Are they presented in the correct order; that is, methods followed by procedures (usually the order is method, participants, method, instrument, data collection procedures)? Describe applicability of the methods and procedures to your research focus.
3. Results. In your own words, briefly list the results regarding each hypothesis or question. If no hypotheses or questions have been stated, summarize the results in just a few sentences. Are the results clearly stated? Do they appropriately answer all the hypotheses or questions?
4. Discussion. Briefly state the main points mentioned in this section. Is this section clearly written—and written in a way that the “average” reader can understand? Are these points based on the results found in the study or are they only somewhat related—or not at all related—to the results? Does the author relate the results of the study to the practical world and/or to other studies that should follow the present one?Describe applicability of the points in the discussion to your research focus.
5. Your annotation (a paragraph or two summarizing the information above) should be placed into your bibliography. Submit the bibliography as well as this completed review form.
6. Using the following scale, evaluate the article.
5 = excellent4 = good3 = fair2 = poor1 = terrible