For this assessment you will develop a thorough 5- to 9-page research plan based upon your work on previous assessments. The plan will be based on either qualitative or quantitative methodologies, but not both. In addition to refining your previous work, you will also discuss the concepts of reliability and validity as they pertain to data collection.

SCORING GUIDE MUST BE FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER

Resources:

Research Plans

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (n.d.). Write your research plan. Retrieved from https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/write-r…
  • This website lays out a process for writing a research plan, as well as provides advice for structural and writing considerations.
• National Institutes of Health Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee. (2017). National institutes of health research plan on rehabilitation. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(3), 1–5.
  • This is an example of an actual research plan. While your plan for this course will not necessarily need to be as in depth, this article could be helpful in giving you ideas for structure of your Develop a Research Plan assessment.
• Babbie, E. R. (2017). The basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Available from the Bookstore.
  • Chapter 4, "Research Design."

  Validity and Reliability

  • Heffner, C. L. (2018). Chapter 7.3: Test validity and reliability. Retrieved from: https://allpsych.com/researchmethods/validityrelia…
    • This website provides a brief overview of the key considerations with regards to validity and reliability, as well as the difference between them.
  • Leung, L. (2015). Validity, reliability, and generalizability in qualitative research. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 4(3), 324–327. Retrieved from https://doaj.org/article/a65a7e849988441390fd36d91…
    • This article uses a case study approach to illustrate the value of qualitative research and how concepts such as validity and reliability can be examined.
  • Vogt, W. P., Gardner, D. C., & Haeffele, L. M. (2017). When to use what research design. New York, NY: Guilford.
    • Chapter 3, "When to Use Experimental Designs."
      • This chapter has some discussion on data validity from experiments.
    • Conclusion, "Culmination of Design, Sampling, and Ethics in Valid Data Coding."
      • The conclusion provides some summative remarks on how to work towards ensuring data from a study is valid and reliable.

  Optional – Validity and Reliability

  • Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
    • Chapter 9, "Dealing with Validity, Reliability, and Ethics."