The Research Proposal must be a 1,050- to 1,400-word proposal formatted according to APA 6th ed. guidelines. The Learning Team must identify a problem worthy of research and develop an outline of the process required to research it. No actual experiments must be conducted.
The Research Proposal must contain the following sections:
Introduction
Write a 100- to 200-word introduction for your research proposal. This must explain your research problem and question and your working hypothesis.
Refer to Appendix A of Beginning Behavioral Research for guidance on creating an introduction.
Elements of the Study
Write a 175- to 350-word outline of the elements of your research study.
o Provide your argument for the study and at least one example of past research that supports your argument.
o Describe your variables and what they mean. For example, if I am measuring success, I define success as a student’s grade on their GRE exam. The success variable equals above average score on the GRE. Please use your own example.
o Describe your sample
Refer to Appendix A of Beginning Behavioral Research for an overview and examples of a research report.
Ethical Considerations
Write a 175- to 350-word summary identifying ethical considerations you must have in designing your research project.
Refer to Ch. 3 of Beginning Behavioral Research and incorporate at least one scholarly source in your discussion of ethical considerations specific to your research proposal.
Survey Design
Write a 350- to 525-word summary of the survey design you chose and how you obtained a representative sample for the proposed research.
Include the appropriate measures of reliability and validity.
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