week 5 assignment 2

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Title of Paper Comment by lori daniels: Include a title that reflects your specific topic For example: The Influence of Parenting Styles on Academic Performance Title is bold APA 7th edition no longer requires running heads. Only the page number is required in header.

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Title Again Here Begin with an introduction to the topic. Why is this topic important? Background of the Study This section provides necessary background information about current knowledge of the problem. It provides information essential for the educated reader to understand. This section should be a review of previous literature leading to the next section (gap). Highlight only the most important parts of past research (findings) and use synthesis (looking across studies). Utilize subheadings to organize this section. Rationale/GAP This section presents the justification for conducting the study. The gap should clarify that 1. This research has not been conducted before and 2. How your study is different from previous research. The rationale for why the study is being conducted should be included along with the required gap statement: Although previous studies have found ___________, no study to date has examined ____________. See KL Week 2 for examples. Research Questions and Hypotheses Present a research question(s) that guides your study and includes variables of interest and population (if applicable). Research Questions RQ1. Research question one A statement of prediction stemming from research questions. The hypothesis should match the RQ in terms of variables and population. Hypotheses H10a: Null hypothesis one addressing research question one. H11a: Alternate hypothesis one addressing research question one. Nature of the Study This section provides a preliminary overview of the methodological approach to and range of the study. Discuss the type of research design will be used (correlational, experimental). Significance of the Study This section discusses the potential impact of the study’s outcomes. What makes this study important? Who will benefit from this study? How is it important to the discipline?

Methods Comment by lori daniels: Add the section heading Methods to your existing draft. Move references to end of paper.

Participants

Describe your sample and sampling techniques. Include the following information in paragraph form:

· Total number N you will aim for

· Breakdown in demographics (age, gender, etc)- that impact your study

· Target age (range or mean)

· Number of men/women

· Include where and how subjects will be recruited

· If using grouping variables for IV include information here.

· Common grouping IV variables (age, gender, treatment/no treatment).

· If your grouping variable is part of an experimental design include detailed information of stimuli in measures.

Measures

Include how you will measure each variable (IV and DV). Organize by variable. For scales include the type of scale, range of scores, number of questions, breakdown of categories and sample questions.

For experiments, include description of variables, what varies and what you will control for (and how). This should include what the participant will experience (visually, auditorily or by means of intervention).

Use subheadings for each variable.

Procedure

The procedure serves as a step by step guide to what the participants will experience in your study. Can be complex (experiments tend to have longer procedures or simple (correlational designs). Should include:

· How & where the study will be conducted (note this is different from how you recruit participants)

· Order of presentations and/or scales

· How long it will take (time of presentation, time to take scales) or how many times (for repeated measures)

Results

Describe your expected results. Start by referring back to your hypothesis (include again in this section). Then discuss the statistic test(s) you would use to test the hypothesis. Include a graph of your hypothetical results.

Discussion

Include a discussion of the type of information that will be gained from the proposed research: correlation vs. causation, reliability and validity of the results.

Identification of potential ethical constraints and limits on internal and external validity stemming from your design choices. Include a discussion of how well you can draw conclusions about causation in your study the way you have specifically designed it

Discuss limitations of your study. What will your study not show? What might you do in a future study? What couldn’t you or didn’t you control for?

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