Methods
I plan to conduct my study on young Black adults (18-24). They are my ________.
What is unit of analysis or target population?
I plan to study about 500 participants.
This number describes my ______ _____?
What is a sample size?
How does experiencing strict disciplinary actions such as zero tolerance policies affect Black student's attitude toward school and themselves?
This is my __________?
What is a research question?
I am starting my research off with existing data and looking for patterns to make a generalization or theory. This is a(n) ______ approach.
What is inductive approach?
I will use this software to quickly reach out to people. I will use the ______.
internet, online, world wide web
I expect to find that harsh policies such as zero tolerance will have a negative impact on students' outlook on school and on themselves.
This statement describes my ______.
What is a hypothesis?
I will create a poll and reach out to whoever responds. I will also ask whoever I see in my classes/groups to participate in my study. This is __________ sampling.
What is convenience sampling?
My surveys are will include both numerical and content- based responses.
I will use both ________ and ________ types of questions?
What is qualitative and quantitative?
Independent - Discipline policies
Dependent - Student Perceptions
By naming my variables, I am _________ my variables.
What is conceptualize?
My research method will consist of cross-sectional questions that are meant to probe participants attitudes and opinions. This research method is a ________.
what is a survey?
My research method has some pros and cons:
One advantage is: ___________
One disadvantage is:___________
+: focused, cost efficient, good for large number of surveyers
-: dependability, low response rate, time-consuming
~ Measurement will be ratio - from never to expelled.
~ Ordinal/Likert scale - "I hate school": Yes, sometimes, No
~ Mostly Nominal - open ended responses to questions regarding perceptions: What was your favorite part about school?
By naming my empirical indicators, I have ________ my variables.
What is operationalize?