Methodology

Prepare the methodology section for the research topic selected in Assignment 3 and literature reviews in Assignment 4.

Procedures for experimental and survey techniques usually differ from those of documentary. In this assignment, you

should indicate the type of research methodology employed to complete the prospectus and discuss the following items

in this section.

1. Population (Specimen if not people)

This section of the procedures should include a complete description of the population or specimen to be used in this

study. Several typical questions should be answered and then structured into proper sentences and paragraph form:

1) What people or specimen (description)?

2) How located?

3) How selected?

4) How many?

5) How grouped and used?

2. Instruments and/or Apparatus to be Used

This section of the procedures should include a complete description of each instrument and/or apparatus to be used.

Several typical questions should be answered and then properly structured in sentence and paragraph form.

1) Description of each instrument and /or apparatus.

2) What data or information will derive?

3) How developed or obtained?

4) Validity or reliability?

5) How used?

3. Statistical Analysis

This section should include a complete description of the following three items:

1) A description of each individual or group comparison to be made.

2) An identification of each statistical procedure to be used (including formulas).

3) The critical limits or levels of confidence acceptable on the total study of each individual comparison.

4. Research Plan

This section should include a ?step by step? or sequential plan of attack for the entire study. Each item or step should be

listed form the beginning to the end, placed in its proper sequence, and then written in the proper sequence and

paragraph form. In other words, it is ?when? will ?what? be done type of discussion.

5. Time-on- Task Analysis

This section should include a time schedule or time budget to complete the identified research by the proposed deadline

(end of semester). The proposal may use a bar chart or CPM diagram or Excel to illustrate these events.

The handout "Method Section" in Unit 4/Supplements/ also describes the characteristics of major parts (e.g. research

participants, instruments, materials/apparatus, design, procedure, data analysis, and time schedule).

Submit your assignment 7 by April 18th in the Discussion Board, under forum "Assignment Seven-Methodology". Use

single space and it should not be less than 4 pages excluding additional materials (e.g. questionnaire, research design

forms). See samples of writing methodology in Assignment/Methodology.

Note : Please find the attached sample by the name "CALEB"