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| What is a research proposal |
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| document presenting a researchable problem and a plan of attack and protocol for investigating the problem |
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| Purposes of the research proposal |
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Basis for approval of thesis
document requesting funding support |
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explanation of the problem
background info
specific procedures to be followed |
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Intro
Lit Review
Procedures |
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12-15 words in length
problem area precisely identified
Variables Identified |
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Statement of problem
Significance of the study
delimitations
limitations
assumptions
hypotheses
definition of terms |
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Research design
Research participants
Instrumentations
Administrative procedures
data analysis methods |
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| Questions to consider in selecting instruments |
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Validity and reliability
difficulty of obtaining measures
access to equipment or tests
knowing how to use them |
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| What should be presented about the intruments |
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description
protograph if unique
sample survey items
how it is scored
copy of survey |
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| What to describe in procedures |
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what will happen
planning treatments |
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| Design a DESCRIPTIVE study in which |
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| survey questions relate to research questions |
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| Design a CORRELATIONAL study in which |
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| Design a CASUAL COMPARATIVE/EXPERIMENTAL study in which |
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| treatments cause the changes observed |
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| Three Unique Features of Scientific Writing |
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Written in past tense
Written in third person
References are given for factual statements |
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