Article Critique XXXXXX XXXXX CNDV 5303 Lamar University Spring 2015 Wilkerson‚ K.‚ Pérusse‚ R.‚ & Hughes‚ A. (2013). Comprehensive school counseling programs and student achievement outcomes: A comparative analysis of RAMP versus non-RAMP schools. Professional School Counseling‚ 16(3)‚ 172-184. In order to justify the role of the school counselor in today’s public schools‚ we must have data to support the impact an effective school counseling program has on the students it serves. Largely
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Research Article 1 Roberts‚ T. (2003). Effects of Alphabet-Letter Instruction on Young Children’s Word Recognition [Electronic Version]. Journal of Educational Psychology‚ 95 (1)‚ 41-51. Title The title of the article gave a fair representation of the topic as it was clear and concise in the wording. The title encompassed the idea that alphabet letter instruction on young children’s word recognition would be explored through experiments and analysis. Reading on through the article it was evident
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Research Article Critique The objective of this study which was conducted by two professors at Witchita State University‚ Cathleen A. Lewandowski and Twyla J. Hill was to evaluate whether social and emotional supports influenced the successful completion of drug treatment amongst women. The study was conducted in a non-profit agency which provided comprehensive drug abuse treatment in programs that were specifically designed for women. Although the facility in which the study took place was
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Working with Alcohol and Drug Use: Exploring the Knowledge and Attitudes of Social Work Students Galvani‚ S. & Hughes‚ N. (2008). Working with alcohol and drug use: Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of social work students. British journal of social work‚ 40‚ 946-962. doi: 1010093/bjsw/ben137. Study Discussion The target population of this study was social work students. The study population initially consisted of one hundred and fifty-six‚ and finally one hundred and twenty-one‚ Birmingham
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Introduction This is critique of the article Supporting Families through Discharge from PICU to the Ward: the Development and Evaluation of a Discharge Information Brochure for Families by Sophie Linton‚ Chelsea Grant‚ and Juliet Pellegrini‚ published in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (2008‚ vol. 24). The critiquing framework used is the Qualitative Appraisal Tool in Critical Appraisal Skills Programme because it has several questions relating to assumptions or principles which characterize
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Quantitative Article Critique Summary: Reading Comprehension and Fluency Levels Ranges across Diverse Classrooms: The Need for Differentiated Reading Instruction and Content Summary In view of insufficient current research available on the variance in students’ reading comprehension and fluency levels within the classrooms‚ Firmender‚ Reis‚ and Sweeny (2013) conducted a quantitative research study to review the extremes of students’ understanding in reading and their reading speed and accuracy within
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Individual Research Critique: Stereotyping and Nurses’ Recommendations for Treating Pain in Hospitalized Children Kimberly Moody Loyola University-Chicago In your own words‚ describe the purpose this article. The purpose of the study conducted by Griffin‚ Polit‚ and Byrne (2007) was to determine if stereotyping affected the nurses’ perception of pain in children and altered their treatment. The study looked at three characteristics of children‚ gender‚ race‚ and level of attractiveness‚ to assess
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training required in order to obtain the best results possible in the field. In her article “Training the Heart of the Hotel”‚ Lizz Chambers develops a number of points in her approach to training housekeeping staff; the article is structured on real-life experiences and not just theories or advices‚ hence interesting the reader in her topic as well as in her occupation‚ more specifically. Nevertheless‚ this article is biased in that it tries to get the reader’s attention attracted in Chambers’ potential
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Usefulness of title of article The title was sufficiently clear for average reader to understand the further content of the article. Usefulness of Abstract The authors used one well-developed‚ coherent‚ unified and concise paragraph understandable to a wide audience. The objectives and focus of the article were clearly stated and agreed with the title. The authors introduced the methods of accomplishing the task in general‚ without any specifications. The abstract was written in accordance with
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teams. This assignment will look at an article by Sheehan‚ Robertson and Ormond (2007) who are educators with speech/language‚ medical radiation technology and occupational therapy professional backgrounds. The researchers are professionals from Christchurch College of Education‚ School of Occupational Therapy and the University of Canterbury respectively. The article was published in the Journal of Inter professional Care in New Zealand. The article was chosen because it highlights the complex
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