Checklist for evaluation of research
Make a print-out of the this form and complete one evaluation form for each journal article reviewed in the "Review of the Literature" section of your proposal.
A. Bibliographic reference: Author, year of publication, article title, journal title, volume and issue no., pages.
(e.g. Shen, H-W. and Yu, Y-H. 1997. Social and economic factors in the spread of the NIMBY syndrome against waste disposal sites in Taiwan. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management. Vol. 40, No. 2: 273-282.)
B. Place a check mark in the appropriate column after carefully inspecting the research report to see if it contains the item designated.
| Factor | Yes | No | Comment |
| 1. Is the central problem of the research clearly stated? | |||
| 2. Are the subproblems clearly stated? | |||
| 3. Does the research show evidence of planning and organisation? | |||
| 4. Has the researcher stated his/her hypotheses? | |||
| 5. Are the hypotheses related to the principal problem or the subproblems in the research? | |||
| 6. Is the research methodology which has been employed clearly stated? | |||
| 7. Did the researcher interpret the data, i.e. tell what the facts mean? | |||
| 8. Are the conclusions which the researcher presents justified by the facts presented? | |||
| 9. Is there any indication whether the hypotheses are supported or rejected? | |||
| 10. Is there any reference to or discussion of related literature or studies by other researchers? | |||
| Number of tick marks in each column (enter here) -- > | |||
| Multiply the total column 1 by 10 | x 10 | ||
| Total Score out of 100 (Column 1 only) |