Module 3 Flashcards
what is a problem statement
expresses the problem to be addressed and the need for a study
what does the research problem clarify
what knowledge is needed
why the knowledge is needed
who needs the knowledge
the potential purposes it could serve
what are research objectives
more specific statements of the researchers intentions
what are the three constructivist theories for research questions
grounded theory
phenomenology
ethnography
ehtnography
cultural description
grounded theory
process questions
phenomenology
meaning questions
research hypothesis
expresses a predicted relationship between the IV and DV
null/statistical hypothesis
expresses the absence of a relationship
non-directional hypothesis
predicts the existence of a relationship, not the direction
directional hypothesis
prediction the direction of a relationship
simple hypothesis
expresses a predicted relationship between one IV and one DV
complex hypothesis
expresses a predicted relationship between 2+ IVs and 2+DVs
causal relationship
indicated a cause-effect relationship between variables
associative relationship
just indicates a relationship exists between the variables
what is a concept
a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon or idea
phenomena
something that exists and is observable
what is a theory
interrelated set of defined concepts, existence/relational statements that can be used to describe, explain or control that phenomenon
what is a model
a set of relatively abstract and general concepts that address the phenomena of central interests to a discipline
what is a framework
an abstract, logical structure of meaning
