Why do we need to critically evaluate literature? Critical appraisal is necessary to: assess the benefits and strengths of the research against the flaws and weaknesses decide whether the studies were undertaken in a way that makes their conclusions reliable make sense of the result know what these results mean in the clinic context, the following video is a recording of a webinar, with a presenter and participants using a CASP checklist, to critically evaluate a randomized controlled trial paper and determine whether it constitutes good practice. Focus on videos. The following videos are all approx. 2 - focus on a particular aspect of critical appraisal, critical appraisal of mixed methods studies. Abstract. Across multiple subfields of social, behavioral, health, and human sciences, research. questions are increasingly being answered through coeducation. In the context of literature research, critical appraisal is the process of systematically evaluating the research you have found to determine its quality and validity. This is essential to evidence-based practice. More formally, critical appraisal is a systematic evaluation of research articles in order to answer the question. JBI's critical appraisal tools help evaluate the reliability, relevance and results of published articles. They provide checklists for cross-sectional analytical studies Case-control studies Case reports Case series Cohort studies Diagnostic test accuracy studies Economic evaluations Prevalence studies,