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| 3 different ways we come to know something |
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| Direct Experience, Intuition, Authority, Tradition, Science |
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| Discuss 2 ways that applying the knowledge you are gaining in this class with help when you are a social worker |
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| -1- Learning how to properly "disect" social work research will allow me to select the most effective treatment options for my clients. When selecting and reviewing research material that is properly presented and free from major flaws, I can ensure I provide my clients with the best possible information. -2- When I conduct research for an agency or based on my clinical experience, I will have the tools needed to properly research and present the outcomes of the findings. |
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| What do the letters X, R, O mean? |
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| X= treatment/intervention. R=Random assignment O=Observation |
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| Why is true experimental design better than quasi-experimental design? What does it allow you to do? |
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| True experimental design is better than quasi-experimental design because there is random assignment. True experimental designs show that the intervention/treatment resulted in the results/outcome |
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| What does it mean to have generalizable findings? |
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| The results can be generalized to the entire population |
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| What is needed for the results of a study to be generalizable? |
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| Exploratory Research is used when: |
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| Used when not much is known on a topic |
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| Descriptive research is used for: |
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| Used for percentages, prevalence rates, etc |
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| Explanatory research is used for: |
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| used for cause and effect |
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| What is the difference between consent and assent? |
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| consent is when someone with the legal ability signs/agrees to participate. Assent is when the guardian of an individual signs on behalf of the individual that cannot act on their own behalf |
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| signing in order to participate. ex: parents sign a permission slip for a field trip |
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| Only signing if you don't want to participate: Ex: parents sign if they dont want their kid to go to the field trip |
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| Institutional Review Board |
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| What is Inductive research? A strength and a weaknes? |
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| an approach to research in which observations are collected and analyzed prior to theory development and tenative conclusions are reached based on the observations. |
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