Caffeine Study Task
Your task:
- Work in pairs/threes for 10 minutes
- Use the checklist below to critique the study: 'The Impact of Caffeine on Memory'
- Try to identify at least two strengths and two weaknesses/limitations of the article
- Be ready to share one point with the group
Suggested Critique Checklist
1. Research Question
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
5. Wider Context
- Is it clear and focused?
- Is it relevant or significant in the field?
2. Methods
- Was the study design appropriate for the question?
- Was the sample size adequate and representative?
- Were the procedures and measures reliable and valid?
- Were any controls or comparisons used?
3. Results
- Are the results presented clearly?
- Do they make sense?
- Were the right analyses used?
4. Conclusions
- Do the conclusions follow logically from the results?
- Do the authors avoid over-claiming?
- Are limitations acknowledged?
5. Wider Context
- How generalisable are the findings?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses overall?
- What are the implications or applications?
