critical appraisal
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈpreɪzl/
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evaluación crítica
- During the seminar, students learned how to perform a critical appraisal of scientific articles.
- critical appraisal tool
- critical appraisal review
- offers a critical appraisal
Examples
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Critical appraisal of the research literature is an essential step in informing and implementing evidence-based practice.
Academic text (2012) -
One of the main strengths of this literature review is the inclusion of a critical appraisal of the studies.
Academic text (2014) -
Students could provide relevant information they had found, while other group members could aid in the critical appraisal of the resources obtained.
Academic text (2004) -
The Downs and Black Scale 17 was selected for critical appraisal of the included articles.
Academic text (2015) -
In our field of environmental education, a renewed interest in research focuses on critical appraisal as much as on actual performance.
Academic text (1995) -
The development of standards to more fully evaluate single-subject designs in the critical appraisal process is an important need.
Academic text (2012) -
To provide a consistent approach, the Health Evidence Bulletin Wales critical appraisal tool for qualitative studies was also used.
Academic text (2014) -
All abstracts were first reviewed, followed by full-text review and critical appraisal if there was ambiguity.
Academic text (2012) -
Researchers conducted a critical appraisal of the new study to assess its validity and reliability.
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The panel's critical appraisal of the project revealed several areas for improvement.
Synonyms
474
2.8
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
329
3.7
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
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3.0
Careful judgment about the strengths and weaknesses of something
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4.1
A written estimate of how much something is worth
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5.1
A close study of a text or work of art to judge its strengths and weaknesses
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4.2
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
A careful, close look at something to find small details
A careful, detailed check of a document or record to find small errors
A written report giving an opinion about a book, show, or product
Antonyms
How Thorough
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6.3
474
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'appraisal' means an assessment and 'critical' here means analytical/evaluative, so together they yield 'an analytical assessment'. This follows a regular adjective + noun pattern (not idiomatic) and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Critical appraisal paints the picture of an expert closely examining a painting to see if it is real or fake. Because critical means careful judgment and appraisal means 'to check the value', the phrase now means a careful check to 'judge' the quality or importance of something.