Field experiments [IN CONTEXT]

Question 1

What is a practical disadvantage for Access?

Answer 1

Headteacher using impression management
e.g:
Top sets: good behaviour
Bottom sets: Poor behaviour, bad img of school

Question 2

What is a practical disadvantage for Time?

Answer 2

Research can’t be completed within 6 weeks
Does not show full outcome of the effects of streaming
e.g
- look at bottom & top sets for a year

Question 3

What is an ethical disadvantage for Informed Consent?

Answer 3

Parents restrict consent
- research not beneficial to their education

Question 4

What is an ethical disadvantage for Confidentiality?

Answer 4

May have to refer pupils to support groups if harm to participants occur
e.g:
Negative teaching in bottom sets -> nail biting, crying, visible signs of distress

Question 5

What is a disadvantage for Reliability?

Answer 5

Uncontrolled absences
- using certain signs to count the data from pupils cannot occur
e.g:
bottom sets most absences due to social class, ethnicity

Question 6

What is a disadvantage for Validity?

Answer 6

Front stage, back stage of Teachers
Not showing true emotions in bottom sets

Question 7

Example study?

Answer 7

Rosenthal and Jacobson
Deception ethical issue and harm to participants

Question 8

Why is it lacking in representativeness?

Answer 8

M/C more likely to give informed consent
- more educated on research topics
- elaborated code
- W/C restricted code

Question 9

Who may prefer this method?

Answer 9

Positivists

Question 10

Why do positivists prefer this method?

Answer 10

Cause and effect relationships
Research data is measurable and can be used for hypothesis testing