Writing the Methodology Flashcards
Manuscript writing tips
- Block dedicated periods to writing
- Develop SMART objectives
- Plan, Write, Edit, Repeat
section of a research manuscript
Methodology
overall plan or scheme of the study
Research Design
data gathering and data generating techniques
Methods
Elements of Methodology
research design, respondents, data collection methods, Instruments, establishing validity and reliability, Statistical Methods
X: Control Intervention
Pretest-Posttest control
X: Experimental pretest, Control pretest, Control intervention
Posttest only control group
Experimental: Pre-test, Intervention Posttest (/, /, /)
Control: (/, X, /)
Experimental: (X, /, /)
Control: (X, X, /)
Solomon four-group
Types of Experimental Research Designs
Pretest-posttest control, posttest only, solomon four-group
Structured like the pretest-posttest design but lacks random assignment
Non-equivalent
a subcategory of longitudinal research designs which feature analyses on “large series of observations made on the same variable consecutively over time”.
Time Series
Types of Quasi-experimental research designs
Non-equivalent, Time Series
design in which the same dependent variable is measured in one group of participants before (pretest) and after (posttest) a treatment is administered.
One-group pretest-posttest
examples of non-experimental research designs
Action, Comparative, Correlational, Evaluation, Meta-analysis, Methodological, Needs Assessment, Secondary Analysis, Survey studies
Investigation through self-report; Describing characteristics, opinions,
attitudes, and behaviors as they currently
exist in population; Can be categorized according to how the survey is administered, time orientation, and purpose or objectives.
Survey Studies