Main content blocks
Section outline
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Theme content:
- Data collection methods, Questionnaire, Interview, Focus Groups (if relevant to students’ research: Observation, Experiment)
- Using Datasets for Secondary Research
- Validity, reliability and variables
- Preparing the research tool
- Pilot studies
- Sampling techniques
- Identifying the population and sample
- Planning delivery
- (Those doing secondary research will use this time to begin to critique their sources Research Design)
- 1-1 feedback on research tool
Reading
Read Chapter 8, 9, 10 & 11 of The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project-
Students mustMark as doneInteractive lesson on the validity of different research approaches.
Required (Duration: 30 minutes) -
Students mustMark as doneInteractive lesson on assessing quantitative and qualitative research
Additional (Duration: 30 minutes) -
Students mustMark as doneInteractive lesson on data collection for secondary research
Required: (Duration: 30 minutes) -
Students mustMark as doneInteractive lesson on analysing samples
Additional (Duration: 30 minutes) -
Students mustMark as done
Folder containing various worksheets on data collection.
Additional
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Students mustMark as done
Examples of Questionnaires for primary research.
Required (if doing primary research) (Duration: n/a)