critical appraisal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcriticalandappraisal
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critical
adjective
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that someone or something is bad ...
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appraisal
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈpreɪ.zəl/us/əˈpreɪ.zəl/
the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, ...
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(Definition ofcriticalandappraisalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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What is clear from the empirical work described is that scrutiny and testing involves sustained commitment and considerable skills incriticalappraisal.
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Espoused theories are more open tocriticalappraisal.
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This chapter constitutes acriticalappraisalof the whole book.
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Improvingcriticalappraisalskills was also identified in this study as an important factor.
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However, thiscriticalappraisalwas conducted on published reports of the studies and may be limited by the quality of reporting.
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Firstly, he takes oncriticalappraisalof the genre, focusing on its inherent stylistic impurity.
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Systematic reviewing andcriticalappraisalof the literature is becoming part of the decision process.
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Expert opinion without explicitcriticalappraisal, or based on physiology, bench research, or 'first principles'.
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However,criticalappraisalwas useful in that it supported the process by which policy decisions could be made.
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In return for project descriptions submitted by the agencies, the clearinghouse might provide a systematic analysis-acriticalappraisal-of the project descriptions.
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Evidence-based practice depends first on a systematic review of the literature, and then oncriticalappraisalof its quality.
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But perhaps a greater distance and a morecriticalappraisalwould have been preferable.
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It requires the personal interpretation of the observer and can, through allegory orcriticalappraisal, transform our understanding.
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I tried to understand it carefully and give acriticalappraisal.
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The method combinedcriticalappraisalof published literature with expert and professional opinions.
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Aftercriticalappraisalof these studies, we considered 2,116 as the most reliable estimate for the cost of a case of neutropenia.
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The search,criticalappraisal, and selection of reports were done by two researchers independently.
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While an ' insider ' approach can produce interesting findings, it also can lead to over-identification with the objects of study and a lack ofcriticalappraisal.
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Re-evaluation and modification of some current procedures will be entailed, as well as a morecriticalappraisalof future proposals.
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Developing a knowledge base in gerontological nursing : acriticalappraisal.
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