Comprehensive Guide to Writing Research Methods and Materials for Protocol Replication
This document provides a structured approach for researchers to craft the Method section of their studies. It outlines essential components, including design, materials, variables, sample, ethical considerations, and detailed procedural steps. Emphasizing clarity, the guide ensures readers can replicate investigations, enhancing reliability. It also highlights the creation of materials like consent forms, questionnaires, and debrief slips, as well as data collection strategies encompassing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Key statistics for data analysis and effective data presentation are discussed, paving the way for clear and impactful research reporting.
Comprehensive Guide to Writing Research Methods and Materials for Protocol Replication
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Your Own Research Method and Materials
Procedure BATs • Write a method • Create materials such as - consent forms, standardised instructions, questionnaire, debrief, results table • Collect qualitative and quantitative data using a questionnaire or other method
Starter • Look at each other’s Introduction (last week’s homework) • To what extent would you be able to ascertain the aim and hypothesis of this piece of research?
Writing a Method See pages 280, 282/3, 284 and your AS revision guide Your method should include descriptions of the following: • Design • Materials • Variables • Sample • Ethical Issues and how they have been addressed • Procedure. I could get someone to read my method and ask them if they could confidently replicate it
Writing a Method • A crucial section of the report. • Must make it possible for the reader to replicate your investigation. • Outline from start to finish what your participants did without exception, and end with you thanking them and thoroughly debriefing each participant. • A step-step guide of what to do. (Like a recipe in a cookbook all steps would need to be followed in order to make that perfect soufflé!!!) Thanks to Lana Crosbie!
Creating Materials for your research You will need … • A consent form – with right to withdraw, guarantee of confidentiality • Questionnaire – no names!! Code number? • Debrief slip – reiterating right to withdraw and thanking participant • A table to collect data • You may need standardised instructions – why?
Questionnaire • Relevant to study – age, gender e.t.c • Choose a variety of types of question – Closed – gives possibility to quantify • E.g. Likert scale – rating • Yes/no • Give options – they pick those most appropriate to them - Open – provides qualitative data See p298-9
Over to you • The expectation is that you will have the following completed by break.. • Rough method drawn up • Materials completed • Start to give out questionnaires at break – ready for collection in next 2-3 days • HOMEWORK – collect data and record in a suitable table
Lesson 3 – Analysing Data • Descriptive Stats – These are the first calculations we complete with the raw data. • Mean-Add all scores together and divide by number of participants. • Median- The Middle value. • Mode- The most frequent answer. • Range- The highest value minus the lowest value. • Standard Deviation – more precise than range • Percentage See pages 296-7 + AS revision guide
Lesson 3 – Analysing Data • Displaying Data • You could display your results via a bar chart, histogram, pie chart scatter gram..
NEXT WEEK Inferential statistics and a discussion – so data must be available!!! Finishing Off Homework • Collect data and record in a suitable table • Descriptive stats • Display stats • Now – write up your method in more detail, think about what descriptive stats will be most appropriate and how you will display your data Ask someone from another group to read your method
