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RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT Flashcards

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HOW DO YOU MEASURE DEVELOPMENT?

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  1. Cross sectional design
  2. Longitudinal design
  3. Microgenetic design
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WHAT IS A CROSS SECTIONAL DESIGN?

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Comparing children of different ages at a single time

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WHAT IS A LONGITUDINAL DESIGN?

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Comparing children to themselves, examined over a period of time

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WHAT IS A MICRO-GENETIC DESIGN?

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Children are observed intensely over a short period

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BENEFITS OF A CROSS SECTIONAL DESIGN?

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Faster to collect data

Identify differences between age groups

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WEAKNESS OF A CROSS SECTIONAL DESIGN?

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Uninformative about stability of individual differences and individual differences over time.

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BENEFITS OF A LONGITUDINAL DESIGN?

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Watch development unfold

Can examine the individual differences over time

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WEAKNESS OF LONGITUDINAL DESIGN?

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Practice effects
Attrition rates (drop out rates)
Time consuming and a lot of resources.

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BENEFITS OF MICRO-GENETIC DESIGN?

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Very detailed

Intense observation can clarify the process of change

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WEAKNESS OF MICROGENETIC DESIGN?

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Must know when the change will occur

No long term data

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3 WAYS OF DATA COLLECTION

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Interviews, Naturalistic observation and Structured observation

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BENEFITS OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

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Inexpensive

Allows for flexibility to respond to unexpected answers

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WEAKNESS OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

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Biased or ingenue responses
Poor at predicting future
Relys on the child understanding the question

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BENEFITS OF NATURALISTIC STUDY

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Useful for describing behaviour and exploring social interaction

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WEAKNESS OF NATURALISTIC STUDY

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Lacks control

hard to know which element of the situation is influential

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BENEFITS OF STRUCTURED STUDY

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Allows controlled comparisons

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WEAKNESS OF STRUCTURED STUDY

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Lack external validity

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PRACTICAL PROBLEMS WITH RESEARCHING CHILDREN - FARGAS MALET 2010

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Gaining access and consent 
Location 
Data collection 
Confidentiality 
Debriefing and rewards
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WHAT IS CONSTRUCT VALIDITY?

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Who is to say what researchers are measuring even exists?

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