Article 7: "Outcomes of a Traditional Weight Control Program and a Nondiet Alternative: A One-Year Comparison"
1. Did the experiment setup create the conditions intended?
2. What conclusions do the experimenters draw about the relationships between the variables?
3. Could the results be explained on the basis of confounded variables?
4. Are the results trustworthy?
5. Do the conclusions follow logically from the results?
6. Were appropriate comparisons made?
7. Are the operational definitions adequate?
8. Do the researchers suggest practical explanations for the results?
9. Do the researchers suggest implications of their research?
10. Are their suggestions/cautions for future research adequate?
11. Do the researchers suggest any theories as a result of their study?
12. What has been omitted?
Article 9: "A School-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention Program: Outcomes of Peer-Led Versus Community Health Nurse-Led Interventions"
1. Did the experiment setup create the conditions intended?
2. What conclusions do the experimenters draw about the relationships between the variables?
3. Could the results be explained on the basis of confounded variables?
4. Are the results trustworthy?
5. Do the conclusions follow logically from the results?
6. Were appropriate comparisons made?
7. Are the operational definitions adequate?
8. Do the researchers suggest practical explanations for the results?
9. Do the researchers suggest implications of their research?
10. Are their suggestions/cautions for future research adequate?
11. Do the researchers suggest any theories as a result of their study?
12. What has been omitted?