Overview of Practical Research by Leedy and Ormrod (selected slides)
Research Cycle
What is Dissertation Research Like? V.59. 4/28/2017 Loop Within Spiral. Writing All The Way. Define the Question or Problem Define Over-All Goal Subdivide to N parts Posit solution part i Find solution part i Repeat for all i in N Evaluate Total Solution vs. Goal Might find new problems facets If Satisfied – Submit Thesis Else Go to 1 using new insights Spiral To Higher Level Of Insight Loop Similarity to the Scientific Method 4/28/2017 ScientificMethod (C) Ronald I. Frank 2003-2014 (C) Ronald I. Frank 2003-20011
What is Dissertation Research Like? V.59. State Diagram 4/28/2017 Similarity to the Scientific Method (Loop within loop) 4/28/2017 ScientificMethod (C) Ronald I. Frank 2003-2014 (C) Ronald I. Frank 2003-20011
Research Process
Data versus Truth
Data Analysis Spiral
Research Report Schema