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Template for Constructing a Formal Research Design

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After completing this template, using correct APA format and style, submit the following information to the assignment area. Note: You do not need to submit a title page, abstract, or table of contents.  If you use the template, please delete all instructions before submitting the assignment.

Your Name and Specialization

Research Question

(State the research question or questions for your study. Delete this instruction.)

Variables

(List the variables to be measured. Use APA (2010) format for lists, as found on page 63 of the 6th edition Manual. Delete this instruction.

  1. Identify the independent variable(s) and the dependent variable(s) in an experimental or quasi-experimental study, or;
  2. Identify the predictor and the outcome variable(s) in a predictive study, or;
  3. Identify the variables being correlated in a correlational study, or;
  4. Identify the variable(s) being asked about in the survey.)

Instruments

(Delete this instruction.  For each variable you have identified, provide the following information about the instrument(s) you found to measure or test it. Use only one paragraph per instrument.  Begin each paragraph with, “To investigate the variable [name the variable], the following instrument will be used.” Then give this information in a series of complete sentences.)

To investigate the variable [name the variable], the following instrument will be used:

  1. Name of the instrument, formatted correctly, with a citation of the instrument’s author and year of publication.
  2. Copyright information if any.
  3. Constructs (variables) being measured by the instrument.
  4. Population the instrument was normed for.
  5. Validity coefficients or other statistics.
  6. Reliability coefficients or other statistics.

 
(Note: Be sure to properly cite your sources and give a full reference list. 

Note: You do not need to submit a title page, abstract, or table of contents.)

Reference
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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