This document outlines the sections and criteria to consider for a quantitative research study critique. The critique should include an introduction naming the study and previewing the critique structure. The body will evaluate the title and authors' credibility, literature review, research strategy and design, and threats to internal validity. It will conclude by connecting the study to social work practice and assessing if it can safely inform the reviewer's practice.

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Quantitative Research Study Critique
Student Name
Walden University
SOCW 6301: Social Work Practice Research I
Instructor Name
Month XX, 202X
Quantitative Research Study Critique
Include an introductory paragraph that names the research study
you are evaluating and previews the structure and focus of your
critique. Provide your overall assessment of the study in a brief
statement.
Title and Authors
In this section, evaluate the article title and the authors’
credibility. Do you think the title adequately describe the study
and its key elements? Who are the authors and have they
conducted and/or published previous research? Are they
affiliated with a research institution or university?
Literature Review
Consider the following questions in your critique of the
article’s literature review: To what extent does the cited
literature help you understand the problem? How does the
literature reviewed put the problem in context? Be specific. Do
the authors indicate how their research is different from and/or
similar to earlier studies? Summarize what this article intends
to add to the knowledge base.
Strategy of Research
Address the following questions in your critique of the research
strategy: What is the strategy/aim of this quantitative study—is
it descriptive, exploratory, or explanatory? Does this strategy
align with the research question?

2. Methodological Approach and Design
Consider the following questions in your critique of the
methodological approach and design: How does a quantitative
approach (as opposed to a qualitative approach) correspond with
the research questions and/or hypotheses? Is the specific
research design appropriate? To what extent can the design
answer the research questions or address the stated hypotheses?
Threats to Internal Validity
Consider the following questions in your critique of the internal
validity: What have the authors done to address threats to
internal validity? How does the presence or absence of
information about validity affect your confidence in the quality
of the study?
Application to Practice
Connect the information from the article to social work practice
and provide your recommendations. Based on your critique of
this study, is this social work intervention or knowledge safe to
integrate into your practice? Why or why not?
References
(Include full references here for any sources that you have cited
within the research study critique. Note that the following
references are intended as examples only.)
American Counseling Association. (n.d.). About
us.https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca
Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences.
Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.
Bach, D., & Blake, D. J. (2016). Frame or get framed: The
critical role of issue framing in nonmarket management.
California Management Review, 58(3), 66-87.
https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2016.58.3.66
Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of
Power. Routledge.
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support,
marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients.

3. Health Psychology, 24(2), 225–229.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins.
https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000
Lindley, L. C., & Slayter, E. M. (2018). Prior trauma exposure
and serious illness at end of life: A national study of children in
the U.S. foster care system from 2005 to 2015. Journal of Pain
and Symptom Management, 56(3), 309–317.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.001
Osman, M. A. (2016, December 15). 5 do’s and don’ts for
staying motivated. Mayo Clinic.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-
depth/5-dos-and-donts-for-staying-motivated/art-20270835
Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the culturally
diverse: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Wiley.
Walden University Library. (n.d.). Anatomy of a research
article [Video].
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/instructionalmedia/t
utorials#s-lg-box-7955524
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing literature
reviews in your graduate coursework [Webinar].
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/webinars/gra
duate#s-lg-box-18447417
World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and
answers on immunization and vaccine
safety.https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en/