Critique of Quantitative Research Study

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Introduction to Article

This critique is based on analyzing the article “Efficacy of Brief Quantitative Measures of Play for Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders”. The research is performed by Jennifer L. Rodman, Kimberly A. Gilbert, Allen B. Grove, Megan Cunningham, Sara Levenson and Lisa Wajsblat. This research was published in the year 2009. The article revolves around the description of technological advancements and its deployment for enabling the disabled people to live their lives with convenience while being able to cope up with challenging conditions. The article will be analyzed from the perspective of its contents especially the use of quantitative research methods utilized. The research is broadly based on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Problem Statement

Autism spectrum disorders are not rare. They are more prevalent in children than cancer, diabetes, and Down syndrome. It is the need of modern medical practices to identify and employ effective measures in order to detect the ASD in patients in order to deal with their health issues (Rodman et.al, 2010).

Study Purpose

The main purpose of the study is to explore Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) among developing children, and compare their extent an ability of diversity of play, turn takings and the exploration of objects in comparison to normal children of their ages. However, it is mainly “turn taking” that is the centre of the research in this article.

Hypotheses of Study

The main hypotheses of the research are as follows:

H1: Group of children who are suffering from ASD would show less object exploration as compared to the group of children having typical development.

H2: Group of children who are suffering from ASD would show less diversity in play as compared to the group of children having typical development.

H3: Group of children who are suffering from ASD would show less object exchanged turn as compared to the group of children having typical development (Rodman et.al, 2010).

Study Instruments Used

This is an exploratory research design in which observation and video recording was used as the most fundamental techniques of research. The children were divided into two groups: normal children (aged between 24 to 68 months) with no disorder and children with ASD belonging to the same age group. With the help of developmental play assessment necessary information that is needed to perform the SPSS analysis were gathered. The children were given toys and their reactions with respect to turn taking, diversity of play and exploration of objects were analyzed using observatory methods. After that with the help of observation their response related to the handling of the toys was gauged. The response of the children in relation to their handling of toys was the scored with the help of video. This falls into quantitative research techniques using primary data collection method in which the researchers made an effort to gather first hand information form the subjects in order to create the most authentic study based on the observation gathered.

Study Design

The study was designed in a manner to ...