Exam 8: Experiments for Evaluation Research

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?

Write four hypotheses for this research question.

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?

Conceptualize one dependent variable from your hypotheses. How will you measure this variable, and how will you collect the data that will measure it?

How will you ensure quality control in your data collection procedures?

Research questions for experimental evaluation research ______.

Conceptualize one dependent variable from your hypotheses. How will you measure this variable, and how will you collect the data that will measure it?

What are the threats to internal validity, and how would you try to minimize them?

In experimental evaluation research, the hypotheses usually all have ______.

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?

You are conducting research on the effects of a grief support group on the coping abilities of adult children who have had a parent die. Write a research question for this research project.

What steps would you take to prepare for data collection?

What are the threats to internal validity, and how would you try to minimize them?

What steps would you take to prepare for data collection?

Write four hypotheses for this research question.

What is contamination, and how would you try to minimize it?

Identify the independent and dependent variables in your hypotheses.

Write four hypotheses for this research question.

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?

You are evaluating the efficacy of a new safety training course at a shipping company. To ensure accurate results, it is vital that the control group does not have access to the information in the course; however, subjects from your control group and your treatment group frequently interact with one another and you are concerned that they may share this information. Which of the following are you most concerned with?