Create research experiment

• Learning theories


  Lesson 3: Create a research experiment
• Questions to answer


  • What?
  • Who?
  • When/Where?
  • How?
• Define Your Hypothesis


  1. Clearly state your research question or hypothesis

  2. Ensure it is specific, measurable, and testable
• Choose Your Research Design

  1. Decide on the type of study (e.g., experimental, correlational)

  2. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each design
• Select Participants


  1. Clearly define your target population

  2. Randomly select participants to ensure a representative sample
• Ethical Considerations


  1. Obtain informed consent from participants

  2. Protect participants' confidentiality and privacy

  3. Minimize any potential harm to participants
• Variables


  1. Clearly define and operationalize your independent and dependent variables

  2. Control extraneous variables that could impact your results
• Materials and Apparatus


  1. Specify the tools or instruments you'll use to collect data

  2. Ensure they are valid and reliable measures
• Procedure


  1. Provide a step-by-step guide on how the study will be conducted

  2. Include details on how variables will be manipulated or measured
• Random Assignment


  If conducting an experiment, use random assignment to ensure groups are equivalent
• Data Collection


  1. Clearly explain how data will be collected

  2. Consider the time frame for data collection
• Validity and Reliability


  1. Address the internal and external validity of your study

  2. Consider the reliability of your measures