Intro to Research/ APA Final

reviewing the literature

- Presents a synthesis of the literature - Produces new & integrative interpretation of findings which is more helpful together than the literature individually - Analyzes opposing views which brings depth to the review and future work - Indicating areas of incomplete knowledge helps in development of the problem statement - Identifies overarching themes

Citations should not be older then ___ years?

5

What is a pilot study?

A test run (Small scale preliminary study conducted in order to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, adverse events, and effect size (statistical variability) in an attempt to predict an appropriate sample size and improve upon the study design before the full-scale study"

What does APA requires?

A title page

When are the Titles of research studies often determined: before or after the study has been written?

After

When is it recommended to write the introduction?

After the paper

What are the primary sources of a literature review?

An original source of information about a topic, where the information was created at the time of the study. (I.E. letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, official research reports, patents and designs, and empirical research articles)

What does scientific method of a problem solving includes?

Ask a Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion Communicate Your Results

What should a reference to books include?

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

References to journal articles

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000

What should a reference in APA include?

Author, date, article title, journal name, volume, page numbers

The primary reason to adopt a publication style is to provide WHAT?

Consistency Accuracy Clarity A Standard

Where would you find the implications of the results in a research?

Discussion

When you access information online, your citation must always include the date when you accessed the information. Yes, no, why.....

False, unless it is something continuously changing like a wiki

How many words should be written in the problem statement?

Fewer than 250

When selecting a research problem, you should consider WHAT?

Interest to learner Feasibility Worthiness

What do you include in a literature search?

Key search terms applicable to research Relevant databases Peer-reviewed articles

A good beginning point in a literature search for the student with a very limited knowledge about a topic

Literature Reviews

What information should an introduction have?

Overview of the topic Current scholarly literature Statement of the problem

The research proposal should be written in what tense?

Past

At the end of a well-written introduction, what should a reader be able to predict?

Problem statement

qualitative research VS quantitative research

Qualitative - Exploratory and/or investigative in nature Data collection: focus groups (group discussions), individual interviews, and participation/observations The sample size is typically small Quantitative - numbers, measurements

hypothesis

Quantifiable, statistical, and testable prediction

In what study do you use a hypothesis, quantitative or qualitative?

Quantitative

In APA, how is the Reference list generally arranged?

References is centered at the top All double-spaced Hanging Indent (all lines after the first line are indented ½ in from the margin) Last names first, include initials, but only up to 7 authors If >7, list first 6 +... + last author's name Alphabetized If an author appears multiple times, list works chronologically

Study SPSS?

SPSS stands for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and is a software program for calculating statistics Standard Deviation is a measure of variability between data, or how spread out the distribution is

What is the abstract of a study, and for what it is used?

Summarizes, usually in 1 paragraph of 300 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence that includes: 1) the overall purpose and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) the basic design of the study; 3) major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; 4) a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions. Allows people to decide if they want to read the paper

null hypothesis

The hypothesis (prediction) to be disproved, rejected, or nullified

APA capitalization

The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs (but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title) "The Catcher in the Rye."

In the results section of a research report, what should an author include?

The outcomes of the research Figures and tables

research hypothesis

The prediction created by researchers that speculates upon the outcome of a research or experiment.

How can you identify a research problem?

The statement is fewer than 250 words, and includes the relevance for research and the problem to be addressed.

How should a research title be written ...identify

The title should be no more than 12 words in length and that it should not contain abbreviations or words that serve no purpose. Your title may take up one or two lines

What is an independent variable, how it is used in a study?

The variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate

What is included in a proposal?

Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, Introduction (including Statement of Problem, Purpose of Research), Literature Review, Description of research, References

What is a dependent variable? How is it identified?

What you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable.

If you use one paragraph or quote from a book, you should cite the entire book (including page number) in the Reference list, yes or no, why....

Yes, for ease of access to look it up

Purpose of the literature review is to demonstrate that your problem requires investigation and that you have considered the value of relevant research in developing your hypotheses and methods?

Yes/True