Research Methods
In your final paper for this course, you will need to write a *Methods*
> section that is about 4 pages long where you will assess and evaluate the
> methods of research.
>
> In preparation for this particular section, answer the following questions
> thoroughly and provide justification/support. The more complete and
> detailed your answers for these questions, the better prepared you are to
> successfully write your final paper.
>
> Please submit your answers as a single 4- to 6-page document as a numbered
> list; this will ensure you do not inadvertently miss a question.
>
> Additionally, please submit a title page and a reference page in proper APA
> format.
>
> 1. What is your research question?
> 2. What is your hypothesis or hypotheses? What is the null hypothesis?
> 3. How many participants would you like to use and why? What are the
> inclusion characteristics, i.e., what must they have in order to be
> included in your study (for example, gender, diagnosis, age, personality
> traits, etc.)? Are there any exclusion characteristics, i.e. are there
> certain characteristics that would exclude them from being in your
> study?
> Does the sample need to be diverse? Why or why not?
> 4. What sampling technique will be used to collect your sample? What
> population does your sample generalize to?
> 5. What are the variables in your study? *HINT:* Refer back to your
> hypothesis or hypotheses.
> 6. Provide operational definitions for each variable.
> 7. How will you measure each variable? Discuss the reliability and
> validity of these measures in general terms.
> 8. What technique will be used for data collection (e.g., observation,
> survey, interview, archival, etc.)?
> 9. What type of research design is being used?
> 10. Briefly discuss the procedure that would be followed when conducting
> the research.
> 11. What are some *POTENTIAL* ethical issues? How might they be
> addressed?
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This premise’s pivotal aim is to analyze students and teachers’ perceptions in an English Foundation Programme towards the use of traditional or online materials. This study is conducted in the Language Centre (LC); an institution based in Jordan University, exists among renowned language institutions that offer English lessons in listening, reading, and writing skills.
Data from numerous literature sources outlines the paramount importance of learning the English language. However, Denscombe (M, 2007) position that the increased significance and spread of the English language necessitates the existence of quality………………
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