step is to do back round research about your topic. Know your topic well to move onto the next step. Next, construct a hypothesis. Predict the outcome to your problem. Make an educated guess. Now, you must test your hypothesis by doing an experiment. Experimental data now becomes back round research for a future project. your experiment will now confirm or disprove your hypothesis. Next step is to analyze your data and make a conclusion. You should modify the procedure if needed and confirm the…
According to Pirsig, there are six categories in the scientific method: “statement of the problem, the hypothesis as the cause of the problem, experiments to test each hypothesis, predict results of the experiment, observed results of the experiment, and conclusion from the results.” On the other hand, Pirsig also gives the example of a man trying to fix a motorcycle using the experimentation;…
crawling to an upright walking position and the regular steps of infants on open grounds where they have to use natural locomotion, or the natural ability to move. This process is known as periodic gait. The experiment does not have a specific hypothesis because learning mechanisms…
The results from the experiment contradicts part of the hypothesis. In both experiments the O2 levels went down, but at a similar rate. However, the CO2 levels increased in both experiments, which goes against the idea that the CO2 levels would go down due to the cold water. However, the cold water did have an…
What makes a good observation? When making an observation, one would need to gather enough information to be able to fully describe what was observed. The details gathered would cover all areas of the action observed: what was seen, heard, touched, tasted, how it made one feel and can the reader relate to what is being described. In The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore, Kellie Schmitt created an effective observation by using sensory details, appeal to the reader’s emotion using pathos, and relating…
The study design is a combination of prior studies styles similar to Brecht, et.al. (2008) and Chiu and Lee (2009), this along of other methods to reinforce our data. The study shall be a quasi-experiment to be done with a mix-method approach using a combination of surveys, in-depth interviews with the professor, semi-formal interviews with the students, observatory participation in each class, content analysis and archival records. Sampling Each semester GMU offers two courses in…
my paper, if not all, is cited from the ICC’s Films on Demand video called The Scientific Method that can be found under our class’s “Course Materials” tab. The Scientific Method has a total of five parts or sections: define the problem, form a hypothesis, experiments and observations, analyze data, and, lastly, form a conclusion and communicate the results (Scientific Method, 1999). In my opinion, there are a few reasons why I think the Scientific Method has importance; I believe it has…
to be accountable. The advantage in this hypotheses are the positive outcomes distributed with those who influence the cooperative behavior as oppose to those who do not give them the disadvantage to cooperate with others. In addition, the second hypothesis referenced, Group size will influence cooperation in groups in such a way that members of small groups will cooperate more than members of large groups (Wagner, 1986). This is where free riding,- avoidance of cooperation- are contemplated…
Westfield. Where different species of bird are located, depends on the environment. An environment can have a completely different habitat than another environment. Because of this, we suspect birds to favor one habitat over the other. From our hypothesis, we believe birds are going to be more numerous by the Westfield River than the wetland and will be more active during the morning. Question Where are birds going to be most commonly spotted at walking distance from Westfield State…
The problem this study is addressing is that in the physics classroom of a suburban high school, the teacher has access to enough laptop computers for every student to be able to use one, but does not use them because he does not know how to incorporate them into instruction or if they will be helpful in increasing learning. The purpose of this study is to find out if incorporating the laptops in a one to one computer based instruction will increase student achievement and motivation. The…