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Your Own Research
Method and Materials
Procedure
BATs
Write a method
Create materials such as - consent forms, standardised instructions, questionnaire, debrief, results table
Collect qualitative and quantitative data using a questionnaire or other method
Starter
Look at each other’s Introduction (last week’s homework)
To what extent would you be able to ascertain the aim and hypothesis of this piece of research?
Writing a Method
Your method should include descriptions of the following:DesignMaterialsVariablesSampleEthical Issues and how they have been addressedProcedure.
See pages 280, 282/3, 284 and
your AS revision guide
I could get someone to read my method and ask them if they could confidently
replicate it
Writing a Method
A crucial section of the report.Must make it possible for the reader to replicate your investigation. Outline from start to finish what your participants did without exception, and end with you thanking them and thoroughly debriefing each participant.
A step-step guide of what to do. (Like a recipe in a cookbook all steps would need to be followed in order to make that perfect soufflé!!!)
Thanks to Lana Crosbie!
Creating Materials for your research
You will need … A consent form – with right to withdraw, guarantee of confidentialityQuestionnaire – no names!! Code number?Debrief slip – reiterating right to withdraw and thanking participantA table to collect dataYou may need standardised instructions – why?
Questionnaire
Relevant to study – age, gender e.t.cChoose a variety of types of question – Closed – gives possibility to quantifyE.g. Likert scale – rating Yes/noGive options – they pick those most appropriate to them
- Open – provides qualitative dataSee p298-9
Over to you
The expectation is that you will have the following completed by break..
Rough method drawn up
Materials completed
Start to give out questionnaires at break – ready for collection in next 2-3 days
HOMEWORK – collect data and record in a suitable table
Lesson 3 – Analysing Data
Descriptive Stats – These are the first calculations we
complete with the raw data.Mean-Add all scores together and divide by number of participants.Median- The Middle value.Mode- The most frequent answer.Range- The highest value minus the lowest value.Standard Deviation – more precise than rangePercentage
See pages 296-7 + AS revision
guide
Lesson 3 – Analysing Data
Displaying Data
You could display your results via a bar chart, histogram, pie chart scatter gram..
Finishing Off
Homework
Collect data and record in a suitable table
Descriptive stats
Display stats
Now – write up your method in more detail, think about what descriptive stats will be most appropriate and how you will display your data
NEXT WEEKInferential
statistics and a discussion – so data must be available!!!
Ask someone from another group to read your method