1. Overview facilitate instruction, enhance teaching
help students see the purpose of engaging in
research methods
see behavior as a science
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2. An important ‘part’ of science
Research Methods:
An important ‘part’ of science
Think about the bigger picture
Understanding behavior as a “science”
requires both parts (Methods and Stats/Analysis)
Finding common ground can facilitate instruction
Methods
“Rules”
Analysis
“Data”
SCIENCE
“Decisions”
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3. If the balloons popped the sound wouldn’t be able to carry since then everything would be too far away from the correct floor. A closed window would also prevent the sound from carrying, since most buildings tend to be well insulated. Since the whole operation depends on the steady flow of electricity, a break in the middle of the wire would also cause problems. Of course, the fellow could shout, but the human voice is not loud enough to carry that far. An additional problem is that the string could break on the instrument. Then there would be no accompaniment to the message. It is clear that the best situation would involve less distance. Then there would be fewer problems. With face-to-face contact, the least number of things could go wrong.
Bransford and Johnson (1972)

4. Methods Statistics Finding Common Ground Counterbalancing
Degrees of freedom
Operational definition
Control, causality
Significance
Individual differences
Variability, error
Constructs
ANOVA
Validity, reliability
Sampling
Scales of measurement
Skewness
Hypothesis development
Power, effect size
Sample size
Normal distribution
Research ethics
Methodology
Parametric

5. Enhancing Instruction: Bringing each ‘part’ together
Variability, error, and individual differences
Cause and effect, and control

6. Variability, Error, and Individual Differences

7. Cause-and-Effect, and Control

8. Closing the “Loop” in Experimentation
Statistical Control
Methodological Control

9. Bringing Science into Focus
Finding the common ground in methods and statistics can help students understand:
“why” they are working through the process of engaging in research methods, and
how research methods ‘fits’ with the bigger picture of engaging in science.