Discussion Question Suppose one of your instructors asks you to be a participant in a research project but does not tell you the purpose of the research. Would you ask for information on the purpose before deciding whether to participate? Would you feel pressured to participate because the researcher is your instructor? Participation Qualifications It … Continue reading Topic 11, DQ 4: Participant in Research Project
Discussion question: Think of a survey in which you were asked to serve as a participant. (You may have been sent a questionnaire in the mail, such as a consumer satisfaction survey, or you may have been contacted in person or by phone.) Did you cooperate and respond? Why? Why not? Response: Of course I have. … Continue reading Topic 6; Q2: Discussion post-Surveys
The flowing discussion preview describes my opinions from my readings. When preparing a critical review the writer needs to be a proclaimed expert writer and not a novice. Critical reviews stated in topic 16 DQ 1 is an unproven statement based on based on the principles that is required of a critical review. To prepare … Continue reading “Topic 16, DQ 1: Preparing to write a critical review.”
Question You have probably encountered conflicting research reported in the mass media. For example, one study might indicate that drinking red win improves health while another study indicates that it does not. Speculate on the reasons why various researcher might obtain different results when studying the same problem. I think a lot of reasons this … Continue reading Topic 2 Empirical Research DQ 2
Discussion Question: 2. You have probably encountered conflicting research reported in the mass media. For example, one study might indicate that drinking red wine improves health while another study indicates it does not. Speculate on the reasons why various researchers might obtain different results when studying the same problem. Reasons Why: I believe this could … Continue reading Topic 2, DQ 2: Empirical Research
Discussion Question Have you ever conducted an informal experiment by giving a treatment to a person or a group then observing the effects? If so, briefly describe it. Would you have obtained better information by including a control group? Explain. Informal Experiment I have performed an informal experiment on my daughter before. A couple of … Continue reading Topic 4, DQ 2: Informal Experiments
When selecting Qualitative or Quantitative research to rate the excellence of professors I would say that the decision would have to be based on the type of class. For a class whose purpose is to teach the student how to learn I would say that qualitative factors would be more relevant. A good example would … Continue reading Topic 8, DQ 1: Rating for Professors
Discussion Question: Consider your chosen career path, or if you are not yet sure, bring to mind one career path you are considering. How do you think knowledge of research methods could help you in that career? While a career path is sometimes changed a few times due to the amount of research one does. … Continue reading Topic 1, DQ 2: Career Path with Research
Discussion Question Suppose you wanted to know whether having parents read to preschool children has a positive effect on the children’s subsequent reading achievement. Do you think it would be better to conduct an “experimental study” or a “nonexperimental study”? Why? Option 1: Experimental Study The participants in this type of study would be families … Continue reading Topic 4, DQ 3: Effects of Reading to Preschoolers
If you’re growing up in a foreign country, and the educational system there is below the standards of what your mother went through when she was in school, and if this same mother chooses to homeschool and has no idea what she’s doing (her words not mine), she reads books on homeschooling. In one of … Continue reading Modern States – Freshman Year for Free