ii.) Do parents believe that the new middle school science club is worth the funds the district spent? This would be the most applicable of the following for a survey research topic. Because this topic focuses on the beliefs of parents, regarding their feelings and experience with the middle school science club, a survey can be used to assess their responses. The other three topics involve the type of research that would need to be conducted in more intensive qualitative and quantitative form, requiring observation and empirical analysis. Research of the above topics cannot be determined through a survey design method; they require much more research.
2. In your own words, explain the difference between experimental and causal-comparative …show more content…
Comparative research focuses on the cause and effect component of research, and how two or more groups or variables have an impact, or effect, on each other, and then what is the result of the cause. Experimental research is a little bit more widespread, and doesn’t have the specific cause and effect research focus that comparative research has. Experimental research is more or less guided by a hypothesis of the researcher and geared in that specific focus, of the predictions. Because there are educational components that need to be delivered and studied (compared and contrasted) in terms of cause and effect relationship, rather than a prior hypothesis of educational issues and classroom settings, experimental research is not used very often in educational studies; this form of research is not the most reliable or measurable for educational studies.
3. Suppose that you wanted to examine the relationship between socio-economic status and absenteeism in elementary school.
a) What would be the most appropriate quantitative research design for the topic? Explain your answer.
b) Write the null and alternative hypotheses for this study.
c) What is the appropriate test statistic to calculate for this study? Explain your …show more content…
In your own words, explain both the value and limitations of action research.
Action research is valuable because it involves background information and value of the person conducting research, as they are motivated to conduct research based on something they have witnessed, encountered, and experienced for themselves. For example - if a Palestinian native who had been a victim in the past of violence from Israeli soldiers in the West Bank conducted research on the following question:
What are the psychological effects of Palestinian men between the ages of 18 - 30, who have been victims of violence by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank?
This research has vital meaning, as someone who has experienced the issue themselves, is taking on the action of exploring in more depth, further research. However, it can be limited because there are biases already involved, and the scope might be narrow without a new and fresh, outside research perspective. I think that there are more pros than cons of action research if the purpose is to truly delve into the experience of the
2. In your own words, explain the difference between experimental and causal-comparative …show more content…
Comparative research focuses on the cause and effect component of research, and how two or more groups or variables have an impact, or effect, on each other, and then what is the result of the cause. Experimental research is a little bit more widespread, and doesn’t have the specific cause and effect research focus that comparative research has. Experimental research is more or less guided by a hypothesis of the researcher and geared in that specific focus, of the predictions. Because there are educational components that need to be delivered and studied (compared and contrasted) in terms of cause and effect relationship, rather than a prior hypothesis of educational issues and classroom settings, experimental research is not used very often in educational studies; this form of research is not the most reliable or measurable for educational studies.
3. Suppose that you wanted to examine the relationship between socio-economic status and absenteeism in elementary school.
a) What would be the most appropriate quantitative research design for the topic? Explain your answer.
b) Write the null and alternative hypotheses for this study.
c) What is the appropriate test statistic to calculate for this study? Explain your …show more content…
In your own words, explain both the value and limitations of action research.
Action research is valuable because it involves background information and value of the person conducting research, as they are motivated to conduct research based on something they have witnessed, encountered, and experienced for themselves. For example - if a Palestinian native who had been a victim in the past of violence from Israeli soldiers in the West Bank conducted research on the following question:
What are the psychological effects of Palestinian men between the ages of 18 - 30, who have been victims of violence by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank?
This research has vital meaning, as someone who has experienced the issue themselves, is taking on the action of exploring in more depth, further research. However, it can be limited because there are biases already involved, and the scope might be narrow without a new and fresh, outside research perspective. I think that there are more pros than cons of action research if the purpose is to truly delve into the experience of the