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Chapter 1. The Purpose of Research
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Resource 1: Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy
Description: Karl Popper observed scientific developments and came to draw a distinction between what he referred to as science and pseudoscience, which might best be summarized as science disconfirms, while pseudoscience confirms.
Resource 2: An Introduction to Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions—A Macat History Analysis
Resource 3: Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: What is Qualitative Research (Module 1)
Description: Dr. Leslie Curry covers essential topics in qualitative research, including what is qualitative research and how to use the most common methods, in-depth interviews and focus groups.
Resource 4: Overview of Quantitative Research Methods
Description: The video provides an overview of quantitative research methods used in educational research and how to determine if a project will require quantitative or qualitative methods.
Resource 5: Mixed Methods Research: The Basics
Description: The video discusses the definition of mixed methods research designs and the types of questions that are asked, and answered, using mixed methods research.
Chapter 2. Formulating a Research Question
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Resource 1: Basic Research and Applied Research Definitions and Differences Video & Lesson Transcript Study
Description: Video discusses the differences between basic and applied research and provides an example of a study that could be examined from both a basic and applied perspective.
Resource 2: Independent and Dependent Variables
Description: Animated video discusses the definitions of independent and dependent variables and provides examples of these variables in research.
Resource 3: Research Methods: Extraneous and Confounding Variables
Description: This episode explains extraneous variables in an experiment, and how certain variables can become confounding variables in an experiment.
Resource 4: Mediating vs. Moderating Variables
Description: The video discusses the difference between mediating and moderating variables as well as extraneous variables.
Resource 5: Hypothesis Testing
Description: Short article that discusses the differences between the alternative and null hypothesis using an example.
Chapter 3. Researching and Writing the Literature Review
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Resource 1: Library and Online Research Databases
Description: Provides a list of APA databases as well as descriptions of what can be found in those databases.
Resource 2: Search Engine vs. Research Database for College Research
Description: Library educator, Kathleen Ennis, describes the advantages of using a research database overdoing a broad Internet search.
Resource 3: Creating an APA Format Annotated Bibliography
Description: Step-by-step guide on how to write an APA-style annotated bibliography.
Resource 4: Research Methods and Critical Reading
Description: Video provides an overview of how to engage in critical thinking and reading in research methods.
Resource 5: What are Systematic Reviews and Literature Reviews
Description: Video discusses the difference between systematic reviews of the literature and a, less focused, literature review.
Chapter 4. Quantitative Designs
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Resource 1: Exploratory Research
Description: A short article discussing what exploratory research is and its difference between conclusive research.
Resource 2: The 3 Basic Types of Descriptive Research Methods
Description: This short psychcentral blog post describes descriptive research and the three most basic types of descriptive research conducted.
Resource 3: 1.3 Exploratory, Descriptive and Explanatory Nature of Research
Description: The video discusses the nature of research and how research can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory.
Resource 4: Cross-Sectional Studies
Description: The article discusses what cross-sectional studies are and key characteristics of these studies.
Resource 5: Cross Sectional Versus Longitudinal Studies
Description: Differentiates, using examples, cross-sectional from longitudinal studies.
Chapter 5. Measurement Errors, Reliability, Validity
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Resource 1: Introduction to Error Sources in Survey Research: Measurement Errors
Description: Video discusses the sources of measurement error in survey instruments.
Resource 2: Measurement Error
Description: This video describes the concept of measurement error and the difference between random and systematic measurement error.
Resource 3: Reliability and Validity
Description: The video discusses the concepts of reliability and validity as well as examples of the types of reliability and validity that a researcher can measure.
Resource 4: Types of Validity
Description: Video explains validity and the types of validity used to assess the accuracy of a measurement.
Resource 5: Criterion Validity
Description: Video provides an overview of criterion-related validity and examples of how it is used to determine if a survey or psychological test is valid.
Chapter 6. Sampling
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Resource 1: 4.2 Probability Sampling Techniques
Description: Video describes the steps for obtaining a sample using probability sampling techniques.
Resource 2: 4.3 Non-Probability Sampling Techniques
Description: Video describes the steps for obtaining a sample using non-probability sampling techniques.
Resource 3: Snowball Sampling
Description: The article discusses snowball sampling and techniques used in snowball sampling.
Resource 4: Sampling Methods
Description: The article discusses different types of sampling methods that can be used in research.
Resource 5: Convenience Sampling
Description: Animated video provides an overview of convenience sampling and examples of when it is used in research.
Chapter 7. Data Collection for Quantitative Research
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Resource 1: Quasi-Experimental Design
Description: Video describes an example of a quasi-experimental design in psychology.
Resource 2: Under the Hood of Mechanical Turk
Description: Article discusses the benefits of collecting quantitative data using MTurk, an online option for collecting data from participants.
Resource 3: Online Surveys
Description: A short article discussing the benefits of collecting data online using surveys.
Resource 4: Between and Within Subject Designs
Description: Video discusses two types of experimental designs using examples: a between- and within-subject design.
Resource 5: A Survey in 10 Steps
Description: Video discusses the steps in developing a survey.
Chapter 8. Secondary Data
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Resource 1: The Strengths and Limitations of Secondary Data
Description: A short article that discusses the strengths of conducting secondary data analysis and its disadvantages.
Resource 2: Primary vs. Secondary Data
Description: Video discusses what secondary data is, the pros and cons of using secondary, and some sources of secondary data.
Resource 3: Tips for Collecting, Reviewing, and Analyzing Secondary Data
Description: A short article discussing tips of navigating secondary data sources and working with large secondary data sets.
Resource 4: Using Secondary Data in Your Research
Description: The video discusses the use of secondary data in research.
Chapter 9. Entering and Organizing Quantitative Data
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Resource 1: SPSS Questionnaire/Survey Data Entry—Part 1
Description: Video discusses how to organize and enter data into SPSS from a survey using the survey as the codebook.
Resource 2: SPSS Questionnaire/Survey Data Entry—Part 2
Description: Video is second in a series on how to organize and enter data into SPSS from a survey using the survey as the codebook.
Resource 3: SPSS Questionnaire/Survey Data Entry—Part 3
Description: Video is third in a series on how to organize and enter data into SPSS from a survey using the survey as the codebook.
Resource 4: SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, JMP? Choosing a Statistical Software Package or Two
Description: A brief article discussing suggestions for which type of statistical software package one should use with a recommendation to use more than one.
Chapter 10. Analyzing Quantitative Data
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Resource 1: SPSS Questionnaire/Survey Data Entry—Part 4
Description: Video discusses how to calculate frequency distributions for survey data.
Resource 2: Graphical Representations of Data
Description: The video discusses types of graphical representations of data using data and how to use the graphs to answer questions about the data.
Resource 3: Correlation and Causation
Description: A humorous video goes over correlation and causation using an example.
Resource 4: Discrete and Continuous Variables
Description: Video discusses the difference between discrete and continuous variables using examples.
Resource 5: Correlation vs. Regression
Description: Video discusses the difference between correlation and regression, clarifying any confusion between the two.
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs And Data Collection: Understanding What Behavior Means In Context
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Resource 1: When to Use a Qualitative Design? Four Things to Consider
Description: Video discusses when qualitative research should be used and four things that should be considered when deciding whether to use a qualitative design.
Resource 2: Qualitative Research Design
Description: A short web-based article on qualitative research designs and when they are used.
Resource 3: Research in Healthcare is Without Patients: Lucien Engelen at TEDxNijmegen
Description: A TedX talk discussing a new approach to health-care research that uses patient input (qualitative methods) to fund and design research.
Resource 4: Ethnographic Research on Notifications and Attention Management—Google I/O 2016
Description: A talk at Google I/O that used ethnographic research to examine how notifications influence daily lives.
Chapter 12. Entering, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data
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Resource 1: Coding Part 2: Thematic Coding
Description: Video discusses thematic coding as one example of qualitative research coding.
Resource 2: Coding Part 1: Alan Bryman’s Four Stages of Qualitative Analysis
Description: Video discusses how to conduct a qualitative analysis using four stages of analysis.
Resource 3: Maps, Tables, Charts, and Diagrams in Qualitative Data Analysis
Description: Video discusses how to use diagrams to look at qualitative data.
Resource 4: Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Data Analysis (Module 5)
Description: The video discusses method for data analysis of qualitative research.
Chapter 13. Results and Discussion
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Resource 1: Scientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Description: The video discusses, using humor, how opportunistic biases can include data dredging and p-hacking in the analysis and presentation of scientific results. Discusses issues of replication in science.
Resource 2: How to Read and Report Test Significance Values From SPSS Output
Description: Video discusses, using a χ2 analysis, how to report and interpret significance values in SPSS.
Resource 3: The Basics of Using SPSS Syntax for Students: 4. Often Used Commands Walk-Through
Description: The video discusses frequently commands used in SPSS to analyze data.
Resource 4: Presenting Qualitative Results
Description: Video discusses five steps for presenting and writing up results of a qualitative research design.
Resource 5: Discussion Section in Research Paper
Description: Video provides a detailed discussion of how to write up a discussion section for a research paper and what needs to be included.
Chapter 14. Presenting Your Research
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Resource 1: APA Style
Description: This article is part of a website devoted to APA writing style that continually updates and provides examples for students.
Resource 2: Parts of a Research Paper
Description: The article provides an overview of a scientific paper and the sections that make up the paper.
Resource 3: Power Up Your PowerPoint
Description: The article discusses tips for creating PowerPoint presentations for class or conferences.
Resource 4: Presenting Research Posters
Description: The article discusses how to effectively create an informative research poster for conference presentations.