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Chapter 3 – Expected Outcomes and Procedures for Data Analysis. MA in Curriculum and Instruction MGED Capstone Paper. Basic Outline for Chapter 3. Overview Design of the Study Delimitations Limitations Methodology Participants Instruments Procedures Summary. Overview.
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Chapter 3 – Expected Outcomes and Procedures for Data Analysis MA in Curriculum and Instruction MGED Capstone Paper
Basic Outline for Chapter 3 • Overview • Design of the Study • Delimitations • Limitations • Methodology • Participants • Instruments • Procedures • Summary
Overview • Briefly restate the reasoning behind this study. What are your studying and why? • What kind of study are you doing and what research led you to determine this? • What are the goals and expectations of the study? • What are your expected outcomes ?
Design of the Study • Delimitations – What bounds your study? What have you chosen to not address and why? • Limitations –What are the potential weaknesses of your study? What are the constraints on generalizabiltiy and utility of findings of your study?
Methodology • Participants – Who will participate in your study? Be as specific as possible with regard to numbers, but remember to keep the setting anonymous. • Instruments – What are your using to conduct your study? Discuss the instruments here, put actual copies of the instrument(s) in your appendices. • Procedures – How are you going to collect and analyze your data? Why did you chose these particular procedures? What research led you to make these decisions?
Summary • Don’t forget to briefly summarize the chapter when you finish.