essays #3 and #4

Experiment Design

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Due Date: Dec 07, 2016 23:59:59       Max Points: 170

Details:

You work for a curriculum development company that has created a program designed to teach reading to students in grades 1-3.

 

1) Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

     a) This assignment uses a grading rubric.

     b) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

     c) You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the
directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

2) Include the following in your experiment design

     a) Develop a hypothesis, labeling the independent and dependent variables,

     b) Discuss how the psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavior/social development of the students will affect the way you design and conduct the experiment.

     c) Discuss what the experimental and control groups are doing in the study

     d) Decide how many participants are needed and from what population groups they should come

     e) Discuss random sampling and random assignment.

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Hypothesis identifying dependent and independent variables is clearly present, making clear the purpose of the study and reflecting a deep and thorough understanding of course material.

How the psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavior/social development of the students affect the experiment are clearly present. Description contains rich details that indicate deep understanding of course material. Claims are supported with current empirical research.

What the control and experimental groups will do in the study is clearly present. Claims are insightful, supported with current research and material from the course. Description contains rich detail.

Discussion of random sampling and random assignment is clearly present. Claims are insightful, demonstrating deep understanding of course material.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

All format elements are correct.

In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

No Plagiarism