Evaluations

• 𝗚eneralisability - is the study's sample truly representative of the target population?

  𝗥eliability - are the procedures consistent enough to be replicated and have the same results?

  𝗔pplications - is the study useful in the real world?

  𝗩alidity - does the study really tell you about what it is supposed to tell you about?

  𝗘thical issues - does the study ensure the wellbeing of its participants and the wider community?
• 𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙎𝘼𝘽𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔:

  Is the study's sample truly representative of the target population?

  • 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦?
  • 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵?
  • 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴?
  • 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴?
• 𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙄𝘼𝘽𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔:

  Were the procedures consistent enough to be replicated and get the same results again?

  • 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?
  • 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘣, 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?
  • 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴?
  • 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘰, 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴?
• 𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎:

  Is the study useful in the real world?

  • 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺?
  • 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯?
  • 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴?
• 𝙑𝘼𝙇𝙄𝘿𝙄𝙏𝙔:

  Does the study really tell you about what it is supposed to tell you about?

  • 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘝 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘝?
  • 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵?
  • 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘣, 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?
  • 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘪/𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴?
  • 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?
• 𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙎𝙎𝙐𝙀𝙎:

  Did the study ensure the well-being of its participants and the wider community?

  • 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵?
  • 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺?
  • 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸?
  • 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮?
  • 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?