A Method of
Critiquing Literature Review |
| I. What type of research design most accurately descibe this study? |
II The Problem 1. Was the problem clearly defined? 2. Were research questions or objectives stated? 3. Were other studies cited? 4. What were the major Variables of the study? |
III. The Design 1. Was the population studied clearly specified? 2. Were the sampling methods clearly outlined? 3. What was investigated in this study? |
IV.The Procedure 1. Were the data collecting methods described so that you could replicate the study? 2. Were the findings clearly stated? |
| V.The Interpretation 1. Were the conclusions clear and descriptive? 2. Were the suggestions and recommendations for continued study? VI. General 1. Was this a significant study? Why? (Your opinion) |
Characteristics Which Differentiate Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Qualitative |
Quantitative |
Overall Purpose Explain, and gain insight and understanding of, phenomena through intensive collection of narrative datat |
Overall Purpose Explain, predict, and/or control phenomena throught focused collection of numerical data |
Approach To Inquiry Inductive, value-laden(subjective), holistic, and process oriented |
Approach To Inquiry Deductive, value-free(objective), focused, and outcome-oriented |
Hypotheses Tenative, evolving, and based on particular study |
Hypotheses Specific, testable, and stated prior to particular study |
| Review of Related Literature Limited, does not significantly affect particular study |
Review of Related Literature Extentive, does significantly affect particular study |
| Sampling Purposive: Intent to select "small" not necessarily representative, sample in order to acquire in depth understanding |
Sampling Random: Intent to select "large" representative sample in order to generalize results to a population |
| Measurement Nonstandardized, narrative, ongoing |
Review of Related Literature Standardaized, numerical, at the end |
| Design and Method Flexible, specified only in general terms in advance of study. Involve nonintervntion, minimal disturbance. *Historical *Ethnographic *Case Study |
Design and Method Structured, inflexible, specified in detail in advance of study. Involve intervention, manuipulation, and control. *Descriptive *Correlational *Causal-comparative *Experimental |
| Data Collection Strategies Document collection Participant Observation Unstructured, information interviews Taking of extensive, detailed fieldnotes |
Data Collection Strategies Nonparticipants observations Semistructured, formal interviews Administration of tests and questionnaires |
| Data Analysis Raw data are words Essentially ongoing, involves synthesis |
Data Analysis Raw data are numbers Performed at the end of study and involves statistics |
| Data Interpretation Conclusions tenative, reviewed on an ongoing basis, generalizations speculative or nonexistent |
Review of Related Literature Conclusions and generalizations formulated at the end of study, stated with predetermined degree of certainty |
Trends More structured qualitative research Increased application of both inquiry strategies in same study |