Pg 20 Pilot studies & Experiments – Pg 21-22 Extraneous/confounding & Controls – Pg 23-24 Experimental designs – Pg 25-27 Class assessment – Pg 28-33 - Your experiment Pg 34 Observation – Pg 35 assessment – Pg 36-37 Ads/Dis Observations techniques – Pg 38-44 Your observation – Pg 45 Self report – Pg 46 Class assessment – Pg 47 Interviews – Pg 48-50 All about Questionnaires – Pg 51-55 Your questionnaire – Pg 56-57 Correlations – Pg 58-62 Your correlation – Pg 62-63 Content analysis – Pg 64 Case Studies – Pg 65-67 Examples of Case studies – Pg 68 Reliability & Validity – Pg 69-70 Test your knowledge – Pg 71-72 Types of data – Pg 73-74 Normal distributions – Pg 75 Exam Questions – Pg 76 Graphs – Pg 77-78 Levels of data – Pg 78-79 Inferential Stats – Pg 80 Levels of significance – Pg 81-90 Which test? – Pg 91-92 Features of Science – Pg 93-96 How to report Investigations – Pg 97-100 Peer review – Pg 101 Implications of research – Pg 102-104 Exam! – The Scientific Method What is science? refers to a body of knowledge that has been gathered in a systematic way that covers general ‘Science’ truths, principles and laws. These are then found and tested using methods’ a systematic process ‘scientific – designed to obtain objective information. Scientific truths are based on observable phenomena not opinion. In other words, science is objective rather than subjective. Empiricism: information gained through direct observation or experiment. Objectivity: Observations and experiments should be unaffected by bias (such as researcher expectations).
Pg 20 – Pilot studies & Experiments Pg 21-22 – Extraneous/confounding & Controls Pg 23-24 – Experimental designs Pg 25-27 – Class assessment Pg 28-33 - Your experiment Pg 34 – Observation Pg 35 – assessment Pg 36-37 – Ads/Dis Observations techniques Pg 38-44 – Your observation Pg 45 – Self report Pg 46 – Class assessment Pg 47 – Interviews Pg 48-50 – All about Questionnaires Pg 51-55 – Your questionnaire Pg 56-57 – Correlations Pg 58-62 – Your correlation Pg 62-63 – Content analysis Pg 64 – Case Studies Pg 65-67 – Examples of Case studies Pg 68 – Reliability & Validity Pg 69-70 – Test your knowledge Pg 71-72 – Types of data Pg 73-74 – Normal distributions Pg 75 – Exam Questions Pg 76 – Graphs Pg 77-78 – Levels of data Pg 78-79 – Inferential Stats Pg 80 – Levels of significance Pg 81-90 – Which test? Pg 91-92 – Features of Science Pg 93-96 – How to report Investigations Pg 97-100 – Peer review Pg 101 – Implications of research Pg 102-104 – Exam! The Scientific Method What is science? ‘Science’ refers to a body of knowledge that has been gathered in a systematic way that covers general truths, principles and laws. These are then found and tested using ‘scientific methods’ – a systematic process designed to obtain objective information. Scientific truths are based on observable phenomena not opinion. In other words, science is objective rather than subjective. Empiricism: information gained through direct observation or experiment. Objectivity: Observations and experiments should be unaffected by bias (such as researcher expectations).
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