Research Methods Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Definition of Research: Bailey 1991 | " A systematic process of gathering and synthesising empirical data so as to genereate knowledge on a given population for a selected topic" |
Definition of Research: Haslam and McGarthy 1998 | " A commitment to test knowledge through observation and if possible experimentation" |
Definition of Research: Pring 2005 (paraphrased) | " Research methods are our way of discovering whether, why and with whoom therapies work to make our clinical practice more scientific" |
CLAHRCs are... | Groups of individuals from academic, manegerial and clinical backgrounds who help to translate reseach into new clinical practices |
Research question | A clear and precise statement about what you intend to investigate |
Variable (Cozby, 2004) | Any event, bahviour or individual characteristic that have 2 or more values |
Nominal | Categories are mutually exclusive and unordered e.g. conductive, sensorineural or mixed loss |
Ordinal | Categories are mutually exclusive and ordered e.g. mild, moderate, severe and profound |
Discrete | A variable that can assume the value of any whole number integer e.g. number or hearing aid users |
Continuous | A variable that can assume any numerical value e.g. Hearing loss in dB SPL |
Operational definition | the description of a variable in terms of exactly what it is and how it will be measured in the study |
Primary research question | The focus of the study |
Secondary research question | Other questions to be investigated relating to the hypothesis of the study |
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