COPES Question: Authors (year)& Title Purpose:
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to COPES
RIGOR
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Low Moderate Strong OVERALL rigor RESULTS
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(significant diffs) R ELEVANCE to my sample/setting
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Measurement Validity Intervention Results (Summary Statement): Studys Profile My agencys client profile and setting
IV (intervention
or stable trait or characteristic) Outcome measures (DV)
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Low Moderate Strong rigor Results for each variable (list variables from Rigor section and report whether sig difference or not): 1.
2.
3.
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5.
What were the differences between groups :
What were the results/changes over time? Were gains sustained?: Average age:
% Female/Male: Ethnicity:
% African American
% Hispanic
% Asian
% Caucasian
%
%
Setting:
Variable Scale Reliability Reported? Validity Reported?
Internal Validity (draw & name design / nonexp, quasi-exp, or classic exp)
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Low Moderate Strong rigor What aspects of the intervention could be incorporated into your practice setting?
External Validity (Circle: Nonprobablistic or Probablistic)
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Low Strong rigor
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If you had to design a realistic action plan for your agency based on this article, what would you do (develop a fact sheet on important aspects of intervention, design a continuing education opportunity, develop brochure, write a grant, facilitate a task group, revise training, incorporate use with your clients, etc)
