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THEORY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION B Y y Yann-F C Ch RN PhD en C. Chao, RN, PhDTHEORY DEVELOPMENT • synthesis Statement • synthesis • derive • analysis • synthesis • derive • derive ... • analysis Concept • analysis TheoryTHEORY DEVELOPMENT Concept B Concept F statement CO C G C t Concept sta N EPT oncep A statement C tement Concept E Concept DTHEORY DEVELOPMENT Concept F Concept D C t oncep E CONCEPT GSIX STEPS IN THEORY ANALYSIS | identify the origins of the theory y its initial development | exami th i f th th ne the meaning of the theory y the theory’s concepts and how they relate to each other. y Careful examination of the specific language used by the ori i l th i t ginal theorist. | analyze the logical adequacy of the theory y the logical structure of the concepts and statements i d d t f th i i ndependent of their meaning | determine the usefulness of the theory y how practical and helpful the theory is to the discipline in providi f d t di di t bl t ng a sense of understanding or predictable outcomes. | define the degree of generalizability and the parsimony of the theory y how simply and briefly a theory can be stated while still being complete in its explanation of the phenomenon in question | determine the testability of the theory. y whether the theory can be supported by empirical dataBAMUM‘S THEORY ANALYSIS |Internal criticism y How theory components fit with each other |Criteria y Cl it t d t d arity: easy to understand | Denotative meaning vs. connotative meaning y Consistency y Adequacy | Its prescriptions are extensive enough to cover the scope claimed by the author y Logical development | A conclusion be warranted based on its premises. y L l f h d l evel of theory development | The level which a theory reaches the stage in which purposeful nursing intervention can be derived, leading to predi t bl ti t t ctable patient outcomes.BAMUM‘S THEORY ANALYSIS | External criticism y It relates to the real world of man, nursing, and health | Criteria y R li eality convergence | The basic premises of a theory are accepted or rejected | The theorist’s perceptions of the nursing world conform with the readers. | The agreement or disagreement of the method y Utility ( ) usefulness) y Significance (address essential issues) y Capacity of discrimination (nursing from other health professions) | Other criteria y Scope and complexity - - - - - - -- Continued [Show More]

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