The Learning Team must identify a problem worthy of research and develop an outline of the process required to research it. No actual experiments must be conducted.
The Research Proposal must contain the following sections:
Introduction
This must explain your research problem and your workin hypothesis.
Elements of the Study
Provide your argument for the study and at least one example of past research that supports your argument.
Describe your variables and what they mean. For example, if I am measuring success, I define success as a student's grade on their GRE exam. The success variable equals above average score on the GRE. Please use your own example.
Describe your sample
·Refer to Appendix A of Beginning Behavioral Research for an overview and examples of a research report. Please follow APA 6thedition for APA guidelines.
Ethical Considerations
Survey Design
·Include the appropriate measures of reliability and validity.
·Explain the rationale for how you propose to design and conduct the research while minimizing bias.