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DEFINE: SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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An orderly process entailing a number of steps including recognition and definition of a problem; formulation of a hypothesis, collection of data, analysis of data, and statement of conclusions
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WHAT IS: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
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Arriving a specific conclusion based on general principles, observations or experiences
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF: QUANITITATIVE RESEARCH
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HOW CAN A RESEARCHER GATHER: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
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DESCRIBE: CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH
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Collecting data to determine whether, and to what degree, a relation exists between two or more quantifiable variables
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WHAT IS: THEORY
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An organized body of concepts, generalizations and principles that can be investigated
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WHAT IS: HYPOTHESIS
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A researchers prediction of the research findings, a statement of the researchers expectations about the relations among the variables in the research topic
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DESCRIBE HOW YOU DO A: REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME SECONDARY RESEARCH
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WHAT IS: ABSTRACT
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A summary of a study that describes its hypotheses, procedures and conclusions
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF: TARGET POPULATION
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WHAT IS: SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OFA: CONVENIANCE SAMPLE
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WHO INVENTED THE: LIKERT SCALE
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Rensis
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DESCRIBE: VALIDITY: IN RESEARCH
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The degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure and consequently permits appropriate interpretation of scores
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