Journal Club Rating Sheet

Article Selection (2 pts)

___ Empirical research (not an essay, literature review, case study)

___ "Current" article -- 1990 or later

___ Average or above journal quality (not a newsletter, etc.)

Introduction (3 pts)

___ Identify which section of course article pertains to

___ Briefly indicates background of study and importance

___ Indicates purpose of study: What did authors hope to accomplish

General Methodology (5 pts)

___ What were the hypotheses? (If many, summarize)

___ Identify the design used (e.g., quasi-experimental, cross-sectional, etc.

___ Identify independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables

___ Describe participant sample

Results/Findings (5 pts)

___ Highlight major findings (use simple diagrams if necessary)

___ Implications for research or clinical practice

___ Methodological inadequacies of the study

___ Are the findings generalizable? Alternative explanation of results?

___ What other research questions might arise from the results of this study?

Overall Presentation (5 pts)

___ Student was prepared, understood the study, was able to answer questions, identified interesting ideas, kept level detail appropriate to discussion, engaged the listeners (appropriate voice tone, eye contact, and managed the flow of questions well)

Improvement Possibilities