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 Methodology

In this Discussion, you will begin putting together your Methodology section. In your post, you should include the following information:

• State your research hypothesis.
• Who are your participants and how will you select them?
• What are your independent and dependent variables?
• How do you operationally define your independent and dependent variables?
• What data will you collect on these variables and how will you collect those data?

Ethics in Research Design

• Based on your reading of the Belmont Report, your previous NIH Certification training and your textbook, what do you see as the most important ethical responsibilities of the educational researcher?
• Why are the principles of the Belmont Report necessary?
• What types of risk are important to consider in educational research?
• If a research project is poorly designed, could the risk to the participant outweigh the benefit?
• Why are some groups considered vulnerable populations, and what does it mean to be a vulnerable population in terms of research?