Kinesiology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Tacit Knowledge, National Institutes Of Health, Meta-Analysis

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2032A/B
• Professor: Emily Knight

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Research design in human movement sharon cheng 1. Today: critical appraisal approaches for quantitative and qualitative research. Learning outcomes: 1) recall components of study design discussed to-date in the course 2) consider approaches to judging the quality of quantitative and qualitative studies & reports 3) compare and contrast approaches to critical appraisal for multiple research methods. What: defining critical appraisal, process of assessing & interpreting evidence, systematically considering components like: Relevance to your own understanding of concepts. Use it to inform us about the quality of evidence. Why: not all evidence is good evidence, to evaluate confidence in conclusions and interpretations. Evaluated, use understanding of scientific method to change practice: reliable interpretation. Central step in putting research into practice. Asking questions about the research methodology, the analysis methods, how its findings are presented. All help to decide if the information is critical and current for importance. Research design in human movement sharon cheng 2.