CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A JOURNAL ARTICLE

How do you critically analyse a journal article? Analysing a journal article is not as difficult as you atter if you follo' t!e guidelines (elo'# Title Is t!e title clear) After reading t!e article$ do you t!in" t!e title is a&&ro&riate and reflecting t!e essence of t!e article) A(stract *oes t!e a(stract e+&lain t!e follo'ing, -!at .Researc! /uestions$ Ai s$ O(jecti%es0 -!y 1o' 2ey outco es 2ey contri(utions Li itations ig!t t!in"# In fact$ it is a %ery si &le

Introduction T!eory *oes it Contain a -ell4*e%elo&ed and Articulated T!eoretical Fra e'or") Is T!ere a Clear O(jecti%e 3 Researc! /uestion) Is t!e O(jecti%e 3 Researc! /uestion Interesting) Is it Interesting and Encourage You to Read Furt!er)

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Is t!e T!eory A&&ro&riately A&&lied) Is t!e Conte+t for O(jecti%es 3 1y&ot!esis 3 5re&ositions Clear and t!e Su&&orting Logic 5ersuasi%e) Is E+tant Literature A&&ro&riately Reflected) *o t!e 1y&ot!esis or 5re&ositions Logically Flo' fro t!e T!eory)

Are t!e Sa &le and 7aria(les A&&ro&riate for t!e 1y&ot!esis) Is t!e *ata Collection 6et!od Consistent 'it! t!e Analytical Tec!ni8ue9s0 A&&lied) *oes t!e Study 1a%e Internal and E+ternal 7alidity) Are t!e Analytical Tec!ni8ues A&&ro&riate for t!e T!eory and Researc! /uestions)

Results *o t!e results flo' fro data analysis)

Are t!e results &resented clearly and in an understanda(le 'ay) Are t!e findings su&&orted (y any ot!er study) Are t!ere alternati%e e+&lanations for t!e results)

Contri(ution and &ractical i &lications

*oes t!e 5a&er 6a"e a 7alue added Contri(ution to t!e E+isting 2no'ledge or E+tend Understanding)

*oes t!e 5a&er Sti ulate T!oug!t or *e(ate) *oes t!e &a&er s!o' 5RACTICAL i &lications and alternati%e e+&lanations)

O%erall assess ent Are you con%inced (y t!e findings) Are t!ere :!oles; '!ere not!ing is said) Are inconsistencies discussed and e+&lained) Is :'!at s!ould (e done ne+t; discussed)