Achievement Goals Vs. Class Performance The purpose of this study was to find a correlation between achievement goals, strategy use, and class performance while enrolled in an educational psychology course. The focus questions for this study were: “how do students’ reported their achievement goals and the importance of different study strategies evolve over a 14-week educational psychology course?” The methodology used to obtain the data was a mixed methods approach since the researchers wanted
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broken down many ways. One of the most common is to group research into quantitative versus qualitative methodology. Qualitative Research Qualitative research is usually exploratory in nature and is useful for uncovering insights into research questions that may not be well defined or no previous research has been done in the area. Methodologies include focus groups, in-depth one-on-one interviews, observation, etc. Qualitative research is defined by: • • • • • Smaller sample sizes (i.e. <
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This was confirmed by Schwartz and Davis (1981, p. 32) when they explained that, “whatever culture is, it is not climate.” A clear distinction was found in the methodology used to assess each domain. In order to study culture, researchers employed qualitative research methods, while maintaining the view that cultures were subjective and distinctive within each organisational setting (Denison, 1996). Comparatively, the dominant method of studying organisational climate was quantitatively based with the
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70-84. doi:10.1080/02739615.2011.537943 Abstract: This longitudinal study examined social outcomes among young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and matched peers during the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Design: Quantitative. Methods: Participants included 45 participants with JIA (M = 12.64 years post diagnosis), 46 peers, and their parents. Results: Young adults in both groups were similar on a variety of outcomes, including social self-concept, social competence
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Faucher Literature Search Paper Numerous studies have been conducted to prove the relationship of shift work and fatigue and the results noted on medication errors. Two articles were chosen using the University Library, a qualitative research study and a quantitative research study from peer reviewed articles through the use of databases such as EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Gale Powersearch. To research this topic, the query tool utilizing terminology such as shift work, fatigue, and medication
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(passive) view suggests development is a passive predictable response to stimuli. 2. Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Continuity or Discontinuity. The organismic approach emphasizes qualitative changes (discontinuous), while the mechanistic approach emphasizes quantitative changes (continuous). What is a theory? Definitions: A theory is a systematic formulation of principles explaining behaviour. It is a coherent set of logically related concepts that seeks to organize
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Chemistry of Life – Lab Report The purpose of this lab exercise is to perform chemical tests on a variety of foods to identify the presence of any major molecules essential to life. After acquiring the results we will analyze them and we will be able to describe the general chemical content of those foods. In order to determine which specific major molecules were present in certain foods we conducted four different tests. The iodine test tested for starch by putting a few drops of iodine on
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Issue or Debate | Definition | Strengths | Weaknesses | Free Will vs Determinism | The determinist view beileves that all behaviour is determined and therefore predictable. Whereas the free will view believes that people have the power to make their own choices, there fore making behaviour self determined. | Determinism - A deterministic approach is more scientific. It isolates a variable and tries to examine this scientifically therefore increasing validity - Knowing what factors determine a
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important difference between qualitative and quantitative studies is that in qualitative research, the researcher is usually: a. Trying to test existing theory b. Looking to create new theory during and after the research c. Testing fixed relationships between variables d. Looking at a very large number of data points Answer 2. Qualitative research looks for _______, while quantitative research looks for _________
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you to portions of the course text, Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (Creswell, 2008). Each table includes chapter numbers and page numbers to guide you to the most relevant sections of the text book. Reference Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (4rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Descriptions of Basic Research Designs
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