Week 3 Assignment: Hypothesis Development
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Instructions: Use this worksheet to develop and formalize your formal research hypothesis. A hypothesis is a clear statement that defines the independent and dependent variables in easy-to-measure terms and the relationship between them. A good hypothesis is grounded in theory and research and is falsifiable (or testable). Reviewing Chapters 2 and 3 will be helpful for this assignment (and your upcoming midterm!).
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Research Question |
1 point |
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Provide your research question (this may have been revised based on feedback from the discussion board last week). |
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Hypothesis |
6 points |
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Provide your formal hypothesis. |
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Theoretical Justification: Reason 1 |
2 points |
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· Please provide one major reason, based in the literature, that leads you to your hypothesis · Make sure to provide supporting references · If done well, this will directly contribute to the outline of your literature review section in your research proposal |
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Theoretical Justification: Reason 2 |
2 points |
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· Please provide one major reason, based in the literature, that leads you to your hypothesis · Make sure to provide supporting references · If done well, this will directly contribute to the outline of your literature review section in your research proposal |
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Identify Variables |
4 points |
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· What are the variables? · Which variable(s) could be considered independent variables? · Which variable(s) could be considered dependent variables? |
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Measure Variables |
5 points |
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· Please list each variable and how it is operationally defined (in other words, how it will it be measured) · If done well, this will directly contribute to your measures section in your research proposal |
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