CRITIQUE OF AN STR2 PROJECT

GUIDE QUESTIONS

A. Analysis of Research Project

1. What is the RLP being addressed by the project? State your assessment of the plausibility of the RLP being presented by the researchers.

2. What was the major objective of the researchers? Did it address the RLP?

3. What are the minor objectives of the study? Do they contribute to the accomplishment of the major objective? What significance do they play in strengthening the conclusion towards the end of the project execution?

4. Research Design

    a. What are the control and experimental setups done in the study? Are they sufficient for coming with reliable data for the project?

    b. What are the independent, dependent, and extraneous variables? Are they correctly identified in the research methodology? What other variables, if any, should have been included in the conclusion of the research?

    c. How was the data gathering procedure done? Are enough quantitative information generated? Were the procedures used for data gathering reliable? What improvements, if any, could be done in the procedure?

5. Are the conclusions made by the researchers reflective of the information generated in the research process? How well did it address the RLP presented?

B. Presentation of the Project

1. Are the information in the poster enough to be able to understand the project without consulting with the researchers? Identify the good points and the bad points in terms of content of the poster, and suggest ways to improve the contents.

2. Are the contents of the poster readable? Identify the good and the bad points in terms of visual effects, and suggest ways to improve the poster.

3. Were the researchers accommodating in answering questions? Did they answer the questions posed satisfactorily?

Deadline: last meeting of the week following the YMSAT week

Format:

Name/s

Section

     <Title of project being critiqued>

<Group code>

<Researcher's names>

CRITIQUE

The critique should be in essay form, using the above as guide questions for the content. Divide the discussion into 2 major parts (A and B, as stated above). The discussion within each section is free style.

Submissions may be handwritten/computerized, but should be 1.5 spaced, 1" margin at all sides and on bond paper of size 8.5x11". A maximum of 3 pages is allowed.

***The names and group code of the 4th yr group you are assigned to critique (also the same group that will TOR MENTor you) is posted outside the STR unit.***

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