1.2 Social Science Inquiry Model

• Stages of the Social Science Inquiry:

  1. Questions
  2. Focus/Research
  3. Forming a hypothesis
  4. Collect Data
  5. Organize Data
  6. Stop + Check
  7. Present Results
  8. Reflect
• Case Studies are an in depth analysis/investigation of an individual, situation, or group of people over a set amount of time. Data is typically collected through various methods.
• Sample Surveys are a type of Survey that researchers use to obtain information about behaviour and/or thoughts of large groups of people.
• Fill out the table below about Observation:

  A) Structured

  B) unstructured

  C) unstructured

  D) Structured

  E) Participant

  
• An experiment works by using an independent variable and seeing how that affects the outcome (how one factor affects another).
• Interviews are a research method that involves asking questions and to gain a detailed understanding of a small handful of individuals in order to explain thoughts + behaviours.
• Fill out:

  A) conclusions

  B) Analyze Data

  C) Gather Data

  D) Hypothesis

  E) problem

  F) research question