Appraise a study The Methods Round
From a description of a fictional study, write a 600-word appraisal: the design, what threatens it, and what to ask the authors. It is a student exercise.
Student exercise. Not advice to anyone.
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- In detail
- From a house-written description of a fictional study, a 600-word appraisal: the design, what threatens it, what to ask the authors
- What you leave with
- Round result
- Who confirms it
- Scored blind by three other entrants against criteria published before the round opened. Tillyard adds up the scores and judges nothing.
- What goes on your résumé
- Projects: Appraisal of a fictional sleep study (student exercise); one of 11 entries scored by other entrants, The Methods Round, Tillyard, Autumn 2026
An example. Yours will say what you did.
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Before you start
You own what you make here. If you made it for a class, a lab or an employer, someone else may have a claim on it, so leave it out. You do this unpaid and by choice, and you do not work for Tillyard. You are keeping a record of something you chose to do.