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AGEE 642, Chapter 3, Class 2 Notes August 29
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- 1Three important sources for research problems are:1. Experience
2. Deductions from theory
3. Related Literature - 2Research cannot be done until a problem is:1. Recognized
2. Thought Through
3. Formulated in a useful way - 3When selecting a research problem, the researcher should have:1. Knowledge and experience in the area
2. Deep interest in the area
3. Choice must be personal
4. Subject should be narrowed to a specific statement - 4The characteristics of a good theory for a research study:1. It is testable
2. Also falsifiable
3. Explainable
4. Provides simplest, clearest, most plausible explanation for the phenomenon
5. Internal consistency - 5Name 4 sources that could help identify a research problem.Experience (classroom observations)
Review of Literature (replicating a study)
Theories
Noneducation sources (professional activities) - 6What are the 5 criteria used to evaluate a quantitative research problem?1. Problem should have significance
2. Leads to new problems/research
3. Must be researchable
4. Researcher needs interest/experience
5. Ethically appropriate - 7Research problems should avoid:Philosophical issues, value/judgment questions, or being too general.
- 8A _______ research questions asks about the relationships between certain variables. The statement of the question should identify the population of interest and the variables to be investigatedQuantitative
- 9A ________ research question indicates the general purpose of the study.Qualitative
- 10Those individuals whom you wish to learn something about.Population
- 11The outcome variableDependent Variable
- 12Variable that influences the outcomeIndependent variable
- 13In qualitative research, the problem is stated more _______ than quantitative research, and the researcher may formulate problems ___________broadly, after beginning to collect data
- 14What are the four criteria used to evaluate a qualitative research problem?1. Clearly stated in general way
2. Must have theoretical framework
3. Must be feasible (access to population)
4. Researcher must have interest/experience - 15A research proposal is divided into what three divisions?Front, Body, Back
- 16What is included in the front division of the research proposal?Title Page, Abstract, Dedication, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Symbols, List of multimedia objects
- 17What is included in the body of the research proposal?Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Review of Literature
Chapter 3. Methodology
Chapter 4. Findings
Chapter 5. Summary, Conclusions - 18What is included in the back division of the research proposal?References/Bibliography
Appendices
Curriculum Vitae/Resume - 19How long should an abstract be?350 words for dissertation, 150 words for thesis
- 20What is the minimum margin on all sides of the page?1 inch (a left margin of 1.5 is acceptable)
- 21Each and every page, including blank pages, should be assigned a page number. Numbers should be assigned but not displayed on ___ and ____ pages.Title and Abstract
- 22Preliminary pages before the body are numbered with low case _____Roman numerals
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- Midterm AGEE 642 FlashCards sobre AGEE 642, Chapter 3, Class 2 Notes August 29, criado por Renee Conneway em 08-10-2017.
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