How to evaluate a piece of research

Generalisability Can this piece of research generalise to

the target population?

Can this piece of research generalise to the real world?

Is it limited in any way? The setting? The task? The sample?

Reliability If this piece of research was replicated

would you get the same or very similar results?

Has is been standardised? Are the controls clearly described?

Application Is this piece of research USEFUL?

Does it have real world application?

Who benefits from the results or conclusion of this research?

Validity Does this research actually measure

what it set out to measure ?

Were there any obvious confounding variables?

Ethics Is the research ethical? Does it breach any of the ethical

guidelines laid down by the BPS/APS

DRI PP

GRAVE Evaluating research is a GRAVE issue