Peer Review Worksheet: Integrative Review

Peer Reviewer:

Student Being Reviewed:

Concept Strengths Challenges

Introduction/Background  Purpose is well stated.  I recommend briefly mentioning factors
Describes the purpose of the integrative review,  Statistics adds to a strong buy in that can impact interventions
what is known & why it is important, Problem  Contains required information  Length
statement, Purpose/aim statement, PICOT
question.
Design/Research Methods  Good discussion of design/research  Slight grammatical errors
 Search engines used, Search words, Number methods
of articles located, Limits to the search
process, Number of articles selected,
Exclusion criteria
Findings/Results  Themes identified  Structure was a bit confusing, consider
 Identify major themes, categories,  Vital components identified keeping information from one article in one
similarities, differences between the studies ,  Great summary paragraph or use a transition
Includes an introductory paragraph, each   Relation to leading themes
theme as a separate heading , First time  Add a brief relation to PICOT question for
article cited under a theme, summarize the the articles in relation to findings
article, includes: purpose, type of study,
sample, type of data collected, methods for
collecting data, how data is analyzed
(statistical tests), statistically significant
findings, Length: no more than 1 page per
article.
Discussion/Implications • Great discussion • Add data from all studies, including the
• Discuss importance of articles in relation to • Flowed nicely quantitative data
your PICOT question, supported with
evidence from the articles, Identify
implications for practice, supported with
evidence from your articles, Identify
recommendations for future research,
supported with evidence from your articles
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 Peer Review Worksheet: Integrative Review
Limitations  Good review of limitations  Did the other articles have limitations as
 Includes limitations of the integrated review well? You can possibly put the strongest
(5 articles, less than 5-10 years, not an limitation that was discovered…
exhaustive review, limited experience, Brief
summary of major study limitations (sample,
study type, methodology)
Conclusions  Strong sentences supporting the purpose of  Slight grammatical errors
 Summarize major findings of the integrated the integrative review.
review, Discuss how findings relate to your
PICOT question (don’t use the words
“proof” or “prove”)
Writing  Writing is concise.  Slight grammatical errors sprinkled through
 Writing style concise, Formal formatting  Third person used throughout paper paper.
with use of third person, Use of appropriate
grammar and syntax
APA Format/ APA Text Citations  Overall great APA.  Format of appendix is Calibri
 1" margins, text flush left, correct  Unsure of date format in reference page
indentation of paragraphs, Double spaced, no  Header for pages 2 and up not showing
extra spaces between paragraphs , Correct
level headings, 12 point font (Arial or New
Times Roman), , Running head, levels of
headings, and page numbers appropriately
placed per APA guidelines
 All source material must be documented in
the body of the paper by citing the author(s)
and date(s) but no page number unless a
direct quote
Top 3 Recommendations (Summary)

1. Structure of Findings for parental involvement

2. Relation of Parental involvement to PICOT
3. Minor grammar and APA throughout paper
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