Features
Judge a study's method the way a reviewer would.
The critical appraisal checklist walks you through a paper's methodology: the sample, how groups were assigned, the comparison group, the measures and possible bias. Each item asks you a question and points to where the paper answers it.
What it looks like
What you get
- Learn the questions examiners and reviewers ask about methods.
- Each item links to the part of the paper that answers it.
- Spot a study's limits before your chapter leans on it.
How it works
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Step 1: Pick a paper
Choose a paper from your library.
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Step 2: Answer four criteria
Sample, bias, control and validity: yes, no or unclear.
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Step 3: Back it with quotes
Each criterion links to the passages that support your judgement.
More features in this group
- Rehearse your thesis defense before the real one. The defense simulation reads your own draft and sources, then questions you the way an examiner would: why this group, which source backs this claim, what about the study that was retracted. Every question shows which paragraph of your draft to strengthen.
- A tutor that asks the question instead of handing you the answer. Ask the Socratic tutor about a paper or about your own claim. It replies with a question and a hint that points to the right part of the source, so the reasoning is easy to check and easy to remember.
- Turn a broad topic into a research question you can actually answer. Start from “something about digital literacy”. The research question tool asks you one thing at a time: what you want to find out, about which group, and what you could measure within a semester. Related papers appear at every step.
- Quiz yourself on the papers you actually read. PaperQED builds quizzes and flashcards from the papers in your library: the research question, the sample, the key result, the limitations. Every answer links to the passage it comes from.
- Questions as you read, with explanations tied to the source. In the paper reader, short comprehension questions check that you understood each part before you move on. Explanations link to the original paragraph, so you can always see what they are based on.
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