Blog #11
In the article “Method and Research Design” the author writes that the purpose of writing methods include:
- Lets people know how I gathered information
- Methodology should make clear the reasons why I chose a particular method or procedure.
- The reader wants to know that the data was collected or generated in a way that is consistent with accepted practice in the field of study.
- The research methods must be appropriate to the objectives of the study.
- The methodology should also discuss the problems that were anticipated and explain the steps taken to prevent them from occurring,
Common Problems:
- Don’t assume that the readers are ignorant to the subject .
- Record how I overcome common problems.
Overview:
- introduction of research problem introduction of objectives introduction of how objectives will be achieved.
- review of previous work relating to research problem
- explain how data was collected
- compare results in previous research, effects of methods used on the data obtained
Different types of research:
- Analysis
- Case study
- Comparison
- Correlation-prediction
- evaluation
- design-demonstration
- survey-questioaire
- status
- theory-construction
- trend analysis
Writing my own method section:
- Keep purpose in mind
- Keep notes
- Keep audience in mind
- Don’t use “I”
- Stick to one verb tense
In the article that I found called “Design and Method” the author starts with:
- should be very explicit
- failure to give all details may cause doubt in the reader
- Be honest in forthright
- explain to your reader how you went about carrying out your research.
- describe the subjects, the instruments used, the conditions under which the tests were given, how the tests were scored, how the results were analyzed, etc.
http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/researchmethods/RM_3_04.html
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