Worksheet for Evaluating a Health Research Study Report

HST2122 Health Research Methodology
HST2122 Assessment 1
Worksheet for Evaluating a Health Research Study Report
Instructions: Use this template to record your evaluation of the article that you have critiqued for Assessment 2. See separate instructions for detailed guidance on completing assessment.
Reviewer’s Name:
End-text citation of article critiqued:
Moore, T., & McArthur, M. (2017). ‘You Feel It in Your Body’: How Australian Children and Young People Think about and Experience Feeling and Being
Safe. Children & Society, 31(3), 206-218.
Part A: Evaluating the Front Matter in a Research Report
Quality Criteria Quality
Rating*
Identify Element State Assessment with Reasoning
The Key Elements
1. The study’s authors and
journal are reputable. 3 Authors: Tim Moore and Morag McArthur
Journal: Children & Society The authors are highly reputable and knowledgeable since they are affiliated with the
Institute of Child Protection Studies in Australia.
The journal is reputable because it is dedicated to publishing research on aspects of
childhood.
2. The title reflects the content
and focus of the study. 2 ‘You Feel It in Your Body’: How Australian
Children and Young People Think about and
Experience Feeling and Being Safe
The topic fails to account for some inherent issues in the content. For instance, it does not
reflect the aspect of how children make judgments about their safety.
3. The abstract concisely but
accurately summarises the
aim, methodology and main
findings of the report.
2 Aim: This article reports on the findings from the
first phase of the study that involved focus groups
carried out with children aged 4–17 years from
different types of institutions
Methodology: Not stated
The article is concise, but it does not state the methodology. However, the aim and main
findings of the study are clearly stated.
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