Week Introduction:
When you looked at the qualitative approach, there were various ways to assess the quality of a study. With a quantitative study, quality is generally determined through the concepts of reliability and validity. In this section you will learn more about these concepts and also consider the reporting of a quantitative study. You will also continue to explore ways in which your problem could be studied in order to determine which method and design is the best fit.
Assignment Preparation
Carefully read course materials and email your faculty member with any questions.
Explore the following websites:
Internal Validity Tutorial
Introduction to Validity
Books & Resources:
Book
Dane, F.C. 2011 Evaluating research: Methodology for people who need to read research.
Instruction:Read Chapter 6 (pp. 127-157)
Mertens, D.M. Research and evaluation in education and psychology: Integrating diversity with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
Instruction:Read Chapter 5
Robinson Kurpius, S.E. & Stafford, M.E. (2006). Reliability: The same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. http://dx.doi.org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.4135/9781412986106.n9
Instruction:Read pp. 121-141
Robinson Kurpius, S.E. & Stafford, M.E. (2006). Validity: What you see is not always what you get. http://srmo.sagepub.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/view/testing-and-measurement/n10.xml
Instruction:Read pp. 141-162
Article/Journal
Coughlan, M., Cronin, P., & Ryan, F. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Par 1: Quantitative research. http://keiranhenderson.com/articulate/Critiquing_research/data/downloads/critiquing_quantitative_research_bjn.pdf
Instruction:Read article
Activity Description
Taking what you have learned from the readings and the feedback given on your past assignments, present a mini proposal (5 pages) that includes
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