Exam 2- chapter 14/ 16

Question 1

purpose of meta analysis

Answer 1

1 identify a problem
2 perform a literature search by specified means
3 review identified studies to determine inclusion or exclusion.
4 carefully read and evaluate to identify and code important study characteristics
5 calculate effect size
6 apply appropriate statistical techniques
7 report all these steps and the outcomes in a review paper.

Question 2

meta analysis is

Answer 2

answering important questions

Question 3

what are 4 ways to protect participants

Answer 3

1 planning the research
2 acquiring the approval of your university committee for the protection of human participants
3 locating and gaining the approval of the school system, the school involved, and the teacher
4 obtaining the approval of parents and when appropriate, children

Question 4

case study

Answer 4

a from of descriptive research which a single case is studied in depth to reach a greater understanding about other similar cases.

Question 5

types of case studies

Answer 5

descriptive
interpretive
evaluative

Question 6

descriptive case study

Answer 6

develops a detailed picture

Question 7

interpretive case study

Answer 7

uses data to classify or conceptualize

Question 8

evaluative case study

Answer 8

determines merits or practices or events

Question 9

job analysis limitations

Answer 9

is the lack of sufficient time to observe all facets of the job, particularly seasonal duties and responsibilities

Question 10

job analysis benifitis

Answer 10

able to break down how much someone does and how much time it really takes. can really look at what the job does and how well it can be done

Question 11

observational research

Answer 11

it provides a means of collecting data and is a descriptive method of researching a certain problem
- you are really just watch what is happening

Question 12

how to score observational research

Answer 12

• narrative ( just writing )
• tallying
• interval methods ( did something happen in a certian interval of time?)
• duration methods ( how did it take someone do to do something ?)

Question 13

weaknesses of observational research

Answer 13

1 behaviors must be cardfully defined and observable
2 inadequate raining in observation skills can represent a major pitfall in this form of research and looking at many ting scan be hard
3 the presence of the observer usually affects the behavior of the participants. the researcher must be aware of this likelihood and try to reduce the disturbance
4 generally having more than one observer greatly expedites observational research. failure to use more than one observer results in decreased efficiency and objectivity

Question 14

limitation of correlational research

pg. 318

Answer 14

includes those of both planning and analysis. simply correlatin a set of measurements to see what happens is not an effective way to approach research. selecting an inadequate measure as a criterion in a prediction study is a common weakness in correlational research