Chapter 3 Ledford

Question 1

3 main functions of a literature review

Answer 1

1) improving plans for future studies
2) articulating what is known and not known about a topic
3) building a foundation and rationale for a study

Question 2

general steps when reviewing the literature

Answer 2

• selecting a topic
• narrowing that topic
• finding the relevant sources
• reading and coding relevant sources
• sorting trustworthy and non trustworthy sources
• organizing the findings and writing the review

Question 3

QUOROM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses) Statement

Answer 3

guidelines for reporting meta-analyses

Question 4

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses)

Answer 4

updated guidelines to address recent advances in the science of systematic reviews more broadly

Question 5

PRISMA 4 phase flow diagram

Answer 5

• identifying potential articles
• screening articles for possible inclusion
• assessing eligibility of potential articles
• including articles for further analysis

Question 6

demonstrative question

Answer 6

a common type of question

Question 7

parametric question

Answer 7

focuses on the amount of the independent variable and the effects of those various amounts on behavior

Question 8

component analysis question

Answer 8

acknowledges that many of our procedures and interventions have many different parts

Question 9

comparative question

Answer 9

useful for making recommendations about which practices should be used and about which of a couple of procedures is more efficient under given situations

Question 10

sections of a research proposal

Answer 10

• abstract
• introduction
• method

Question 11

abstract of research proposal

Answer 11

• 120-150 words

Question 12

intro section of research proposal

Answer 12

• 4-8 pages
• 3 tasks
  
  • into to topic
  • summary of existing literature while building rationale for the study
  • state the purpose and lists the research questions

Question 13

method section of research proposal

Answer 13

• detailed plan of the study
• future tense
• covers topics of
  
  • participants
  • setting
  • materials
  • response definitions and measurement procedures
  • experimental design

Question 14

setting section of research proposal

Answer 14

describes the location of all experimental procedures and conditions planned

Question 15

procedures section of research proposal

Answer 15

• detailed description of study procedures beginning with how university and district approvals will be secured

Question 16

materials section of research proposal

Answer 16

• description of materials, supplies, and equipment used
• equipment to collect data should include name, make, and model

Question 17

response definitions and measurement procedures section of research proposal

Answer 17

complete description of the dependent variable

Question 18

experimental design section of research proposal

Answer 18

paragraph describing the experimental design to be used

Question 19

final report sections

Answer 19

• abstract
• intro
• method
• results
• discussion

Question 20

method section of final report

Answer 20

should include modifications to sections:
- participants
- response definitions, procedures, reliability, experimental design

Question 21

results section of final report

Answer 21

describes how the data paths changed or did not change with experimental manipulations

Question 22

discussion section of final report

Answer 22

describes the relevance of the study’s data
- 3-5 pages

Question 23

author should be included if they made contributions to a study in the areas of

Answer 23

• intellectual (providing conceptualizations and making decisions related to the design)
• material (provide funding, space, or resources)
• operational (conducting the research)
• descriptive (writing product or parts of product)

Question 24

sections of a poster presentation

Answer 24

same as report

Question 25

defensible online journals are similar to hard copy journals because

Answer 25

• they have an editor
• have editorial board of scientists
• review process if described
• use a peer-review process