Problem:
I need help with the following:
1. What is your topic area and research question?
My research topic and question are as followed: I am interested in educational psychology, particularly how sleep affects students' academic performance. This area studies how physiological and behavioral factors influence learning outcomes and cognitive performance in educational settings. Need Assignment Help?
My research question is: How does the amount and quality of sleep impact academic performance among high school and college students?
Please help with the following using the above information.
2. Identify and describe your variables. Think about your research question. What variables would you be investigating to answer that research question? You may need to narrow your research question. Make sure you narrow down your ideas to specific variables that can be measured and/or manipulated. Be attentive to which variables are being measured in the articles you are reading for help.
2a. Dependent variable: (This is the variable that is measured. It should provide a numerical value.)
2b. Independent variable: (This is the grouping variable or the variable that is manipulated to create different conditions. Changes to the independent variable are expected to create changes in the dependent variable. This should be a label that can encompass both of your conditions being compared.)
2c. Levels (conditions/groups) of the independent variable. This is your comparison:
3. Use your variables to create a testable hypothesis. This should be a completed prediction about the interaction between your variables that would answer your research question. It should follow a format like this: (Independent variable condition 1) will have higher (or lower) scores on (dependent variable) compared to (independent variable condition 2). Example: I hypothesize that taking antidepressant medication will result in lower levels of depression compared to taking a placebo.
4. What is your research design? (Experiment, quasi-experiment, correlation). All you need to do is here correctly identify if your study is an experiment, a quasi-experiment, or a correlation. You should attempt to create an experiment or quasi-experiment since those approaches speak to causality. Check your book if you don't recall the difference between each study design.
5. Find a relevant journal article with original research about your topic and include the APA 7 reference for it below. This should be a different article from the one you used in Discussion 1. The article should be directly relevant to your topic area and build towards your research question and specific variables. Make sure the article you choose has Method, Results, and Discussion sections to confirm that it includes original research.
6. Write a formal summary of the article below. The summary should focus on the original research included in the study, so be sure to clearly explain the method used and outcome of the study(s). Include an in-text citation to the authors somewhere in your text (preferably at the beginning). Make sure the writing is formal and from the perspective of an objective observer. Avoid conversational tone. Paraphrase instead of using quotes. Describe the objective of the study, who the sample was, what was measured, how it was measured, and what the outcome was. It is always helpful to note any limitations that the authors acknowledged too. Begin your summary with an in-text citation.