Nt1310 Unit 1 Study Guide

Longitudinal design is one of many studies that researches utilize to study human’s behaviors. In these types of studies the individuals are left alone without any type of contact with the researchers. The reason for

In most cases, scholars view research as large samples of subjects that are either participating in either two groups. Most research studies are considered as an experimental group whereby a treatment, independent variable (IV), or intervention is presented or a control group in which such interventions are not presented (Alberto & Troutman, 2016). Based on case study level C, Case 2, the independent variable is the treatment that is needed to change Rachel’s attitude in class. In the group designs, there is involvement of many subjects with each having an averaged performance, Dependent Variable which is comparable in the evaluation of experimental control. Therefore, Dependent variable in Rachel’s case is her behavior.

|Data Sources: X( Observation | X( Student Interview | X( Teacher Interview | X( Parent Interview | ( Rating Scales | ( Normative Testing |

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It is made up of four major parts: standards for particular applications, technical standards for test construction and evaluation, professional standards for test use, and standards for administrative procedures. A test that is technically adequate meets the criteria for validity, reliability, and norms. Validity is “the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of the specific inferences” that can be made from the test results. (American Psychological Association 9) Validity is the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure. Reliability is the extent to which the test results are dependable and consistent. Unrelated to the purpose of the test, errors in measurement can be viewed through inconsistencies in the performance, motivation, or interests of students being tested. Norms can be shown in age or grade equivalence, standard scores, and percentiles. They are generally shown in charts showing the performance groups of students who have taken the test. Norms show the comparison of the performance of new groups of test takers with the samples of students on whom the test was standardized. Goodwin and Driscoll (59-60) note that standardized tests have the following qualities: They provide a “systematic procedure for describing behaviors, whether in terms of numbers or categories.” They have an established format and set materials. Also, they present the same tasks and

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8- Finally, this type of design combines both qualitative and quantitative data, creating more in-depth research (Ruspini 1999) 4.

Furthermore, on to the text, would provide how studies can be tested/experienced to get the given information one is seeking for. Study designs, are procedures on how an individual would engage to gather their data. There are two types of design studies, one is the cross-sectional approach and a longitudinal study approach. The cross sectional approach is a study based on observations representing a single point in time. In comparison, with a longitudinal approach would be a study design that involves in collecting data at different points in time.

Define this type of research design and justify your answer with reference to the actual experiment.

A single subject design has three main requirements. The first one is having a continuous assessment of the behavior of the subject individual. This is done repeatedly over the course of the intervention. This provides room and enough time for observation in order to convince the one studying this behavior of the type of treatment prescribed or applied will produce a lasting solution. The second requirement

What is the design and how does the design related to the goals of the study?

Simple ex-post facto design is ideal for conducting research when it is not possible or acceptable to manipulate the characteristics of human participants. Therefore, “simple ex-post facto design cannot demonstrate cause-and-effect but can strongly suggest it; it has participants that can be randomly selected and assigned to experimental groups and control groups based on preexisting conditions; an independent treatment variable cannot be manipulate as it is impossible using a preexisting condition; it focuses first on the cause and searches for the effect; and there is no control or comparison group” (Shuttleworth, 2009). However, “Two-Factor design is an experimental design in which data is collected for all possible combination of the levels of the two factors of interest”. So, “Two-Factor design evaluate the interactions between the independent variables A graph of a two-factor study indicates an interaction when the line on the graph are cross or converge; it studies the effect of one variable at a time, but it is statistically easier to manipulate; it may be interdependent and is impractical or false to allow analyze; and it allows manipulation of many

Over time single subject designs have been labeled different titles such as; case studies, intensive studies, or even n-of-studies. When talking about the principles of time series research, there are three guiding principles; prediction, verification, and replication. Prediction is known as the awaited outcome of any unknown measurement, while verification is the process the counselor uses to increase the likelihood of the change due to intervention and is

This term relates to a study that I might conduct because I am interested in testing the effects of weekday practice times of high school sport teams on the academic achievement. In this experiment, I would manipulate the behavior of the subjects by controlling the number of hours that teams spent practicing on weekday afternoons.