Books and Resources for this Week 3 PSY 7110
Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology
Northcentral University Library. (2017, October 11). Searching 101 [Video file].
Table of Contents Section 1: Understanding Research Design Week 3 Week 3 – Assignment: Examine Specific Experiments
Week 3 – Assignment: Examine Specific Experiments
Instructions
As you did last week, review the librarys help with searching. Locate five published articles that used experiments as the research method in one or more areas you are interested in researching.
Explain what the independent variables were.
Explain what the dependent variables were.
Report the sample size.
Explain why the authors chose to use the experimental approach. If the authors did not justify their use of the experiment, give your reasons why the authors chose that method.
Determine the results of each study. You do not have to report the specific statistics, indicate whether there was a significant difference. If you are struggling reading the actual statistics and explanations next to the statistics, read the first few lines of the discussion and/or the abstract; these will indicate what the study found. The aim here is to make sure you understand what the study found.
Add your personal comments concerning whether you believe this was a good experiment or not.
