Library Assignment
Critique a Research Article
A critique is a method of displaying a logical and organized analysis of a written or oral piece.
Critique can provide the readers with both positive and negative outcomes depending on the
author. The purpose of this assignment is for the student to perform a critique on a research
article that deals with today's health issues. In this paper the student must be diligent at what
the author are claiming, taking into account the research methods being utilized and look for
pros and cons of the researcher's outcomes.
The assignment must be a minimal of five pages, excluding title page and references. The
assignment must be strictly following APA guidelines, points will be deducted if otherwise. Do
not use first person throughout the paper until the section called evaluate the paper. It will be
divided in the following manner:
Title page: Give the name of the article, the authors name(s) and your name. Following APA
Introduction:
Provide an overview of the author’s research problem, research questions and main
point including how the author supports his or her point.
Explain what the author initial objectives (hypothesis) and results including the process
he or she used to arrive at such conclusion.
Evaluate the Research Methods: in paragraph form answer the following:
Does the author provide a literature review?
Is the research current and relevant to today existing health issues?
Describe the research type utilized?– experimental, non-experimental, quasi
experimental, etc.
Evaluate the sample (size, composition, or in the way the sample was selected in relation
to the purpose of the study? Was the sample appropriate for the research or was it bias?
How practical does this work seem to you? How does the author suggest research results
could be applied and how do you believe they could be applied?
Could the study have been improved in your opinion? If so provide how you think it could
have improved.
Is the writing in the article clear straightforward?
Can further research be conducted on this subject? Explain
Conclusion: In your conclusion, try to synthesize the pieces of your critique to emphasize
your own main points about the author’s work, relating the researcher’s work to your own
knowledge or to topics being discussed in your course.
Answered here.
In the article, addressing inequities in alcohol consumption and related harms authored by Ann Roche, Victoria Kostadinov, Jane Fischer, Roger Nicholas, Kerryn O’Rourke, Ken Pidd, and Allan Trifonoff (2015), focuses on the harmful effects of alcohol consumption as par economic their economic statuses
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