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Journal Article 7.1: Robbins, Lorraine B, PhD, R.N., F.N.P.-B.C., Pfeiffer, K. A., PhD., Maier, K. S., PhD., Lo, Y., PhDc, & Wesolek (LaDrig), Stacey M, MS. (2012). Pilot Intervention to Increase Physical Activity among Sedentary Urban Middle School Girls: A Two-Group Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental design. The Journal of School Nursing, 28(4), 302–15.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Using what you read in this chapter, describe why the researchers might have needed or wanted to use this type of group experimental design.
2. What did the pilot intervention suggest to the researchers?
3. How could the researchers have their research design?

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Journal Article 7.2: Kluge, A., & Burkolter, D. (2012) Enhancing Research on Training for Cognitive Readiness: Research Issues and Experimental Designs. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. 7(1), 96–118.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What was the goal of this research?
2. How did they utilize or attempt to utilize experimental designs in order to solve this problem?
3. What were their conclusions?
4. How can social work research learn from the research done in this article?