Specifically, the researchers wanted to determine which explanations of academic performance actually gave Penn most additional predictive value, the most bang for the buck. The factors included class rank in high school, SAT II achievement scores o Continue Reading...
Real world critical thinking skills are not evaluated as part of the criteria, and it could be argued that success at a relatively low college level does not mean the student is capable of independent and 'critical' analytical thought. Q4. What evi Continue Reading...
Social Science Research Evans, A. And S. Frank. (2004). Adolescent Depression and Externalizing Problems: Testing Two Models of Comorbidity in an Inpatient Sample. Adolescence. 39 (153) [HIDDEN] Retrieved from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_ Continue Reading...
Experimentation Critique Resource Imagine analyzing an article in depth on its experimentation. What will one find? Will the variables impact the study? Will the researchers provide the necessary details for a person to or a group of people to repli Continue Reading...
Employment Discrimination at Wal-Mart Foundation of the Study This study examines the legislative and judicial climate that enables corporations like Wal-Mart to engage in practices that violate workers' rights. The popular consensus is that Wal-Ma Continue Reading...
WAIS-IV Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV, Pearson Assessments, 2012) was designed to evaluate cognitive functioning in adults aged 16 to 90. The WAIS-IV is Continue Reading...
Unit 3 Question What types of research question(s) can best be addressed through the use of case studies? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the case study approach? The case study approach is favored in many research studies in the so Continue Reading...
" The subsets include "Memory for Block Designs," studying a printed design that is briefly exposed, then constructing the design using six cubes and a formboard. It can also serves as an alternate subtest for the Core Battery Fluid Scale. "Famous Fa Continue Reading...
Introduction What causes staffing shortages in the field of nursing? Staffing shortages can be the result of many variables—turnover, unmet demand for services due to a lack of RNs, overwork (nurses calling in sick), and so on. Buchan (2002) i Continue Reading...
The assumption here is that counselor burnout may be heightened as a result of the diversity of students who attend post secondary educational institutions, and the variety of services the 2-year postsecondary counselors must provide to these studen Continue Reading...
Vedantam, 2006), Americans are more socially isolated than they were in 1985, with the number of people with whom they can confide dropping by one third, from three close confidents to two. American is viewed as a fragmented society with splinters o Continue Reading...
By assigning the numerical value to all data, researcher is able to present data in tables, graph and chart to assist the presentation of the research findings. In addition, the data presented are used to compare the performances of the experimental Continue Reading...
consumption of a carbohydrate performance drink increase 400m sprint times? Carbohydrate loading was found to be beneficial for endurance sports in the late 1990s. Research has demonstrated that consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, combined wit Continue Reading...
Families Society" PURPOSE: The purpose exercise conduct a detailed, critical evaluation research design, methods analysis a study written published a peer-reviewed journal. Valentine, K., Thomson, C., & Antcliff, G. (2009). Early childhood serv Continue Reading...
McMillan, S.C., & Small, B.J. (2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), 313-21. Are there any HIPAA concerns that are evident in this study? Both Continue Reading...
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55-70. Describe the data collection proc Continue Reading...
The trust from volunteers on the research is set to bring about an understanding of the relevance of the study to the nursing environment. The participants will have a certificate of confidentiality, so they can have their identities and input towar Continue Reading...
Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder and can be characterized by any of the following symptoms: intellectual deterioration, emotional blunting, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, social isolation, delusions, and/or hallucinations (Ameri Continue Reading...
102). Therefore, there is a need to establish reliability and validity levels for the methods used by these researchers. Data analysis. The analysis of the data included the following: 1. Calculation of body mass indexes (BMI) calculated from meas Continue Reading...
Through a bevy of research articles and scholarly journal research pieces, the authors of the present survey instrument have established their credentials by producing an exhaustive and multi-dimensional discussion on a highly-charged issue. Their q Continue Reading...
I do that every day. But I've never done that with a car. I buy what I need to look successful. Besides, how would I ever calculate a payback when I have no idea what gasoline will cost in the future?" A few said with apparent certainty, "one year" Continue Reading...
Intelligence/Personality Tests The concept of intelligence and the practice (and practicality) of testing for intelligence has been one of the more controversial areas of psychology and psychometrics since the first tests were developed and administ Continue Reading...
Incentives and Performance Kopelman, R., et al. (2012); Further Development of a Measure of Theory X and Y Managerial Assumptions. Journal of Managerial Issues. 24 (4): 450-62. Certainly, there is no one best way to ensure that either employees or Continue Reading...
The design of this study will be conducted in a fashion that is different from the typical survey design. This study will be examine the effects of each pay scenario independently from the others. Employees will self-assign themselves to a group ba Continue Reading...
There are remedies (albeit not easy ones for the individuals involved), as suggested by the research. However, and this is very important, the current public health approaches that the Saudi government has taken, as Mabrey et al. (2010) note, have Continue Reading...
Data Collection in the Field of Human Services In the history of science and research, collecting data has always been based on empiricism. Collecting information that can be easily verifiable and validated, through means that are repeatable and inf Continue Reading...
Sports Participation And Character Development sports participation CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Opening statement Summary of the literature framing history of the project, using 5 articles related to the problem Gaps and/or deficiencies in prior rese Continue Reading...
Summary of Common and Conflicting Findings Hart, Bergquist, Gajewski & Dunton (2006); Gunningberg (2005); Wipke-Tevis, Williams, Rantz, Popejoy, Madsen, Petroski & Vogelsmeier (2004); and Vanderwee, Grypdonck, DeBacquer & Defloor (2006 Continue Reading...
scientific observation that distinguish it from our everyday observation are that scientific observation is conducted using precisely defined observational conditions; by performing the observations systematically and objectively; and through keepin Continue Reading...
Substance Abuse Assessment There are a variety of assessment or diagnostic instruments which can determine substance abuse. It is interesting to compare and contrast the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), Chemical Dependency Assessment Profi Continue Reading...
True experimental studies tend to have a strong internal validity because everything is manipulated and controlled by the researcher. Also, the randomization of the assignment of participants to the experimental and control groups eliminate many thr Continue Reading...
Scientific and empirical research take time, and therefore detracts from the timeliness of such research. However, the truth level in such research is higher than in research that takes less time and is therefore more timely. The author points out t Continue Reading...
Palese et al. (2011). According to Wood & Haber (2014) " the critique is process of critical appraisal that objectively and critically evaluates a research report's content for scientific merit and application to practice." Using the text's unde Continue Reading...
Students Will Select a Construct of Interest My construct of interest is whether there are any prejudice tests that can accurately measure prejudice to races other than Blacks. Do the currently available standardized tests on prejudice measure prej Continue Reading...
In other words, when the total number of people characterized by each variable (or stratum) oscillates within the population, to the researcher would choose the size of each sample for each stratum according to the research requirements. Such a choi Continue Reading...
Sanford, et al. (2011), open-ended interviews and a qualitative method were used, in order to make sure the person giving the information understood that he or she was providing personal information in detail, as opposed to just choosing from a yes/ Continue Reading...
Performance Evaluation Critique Several years ago Arrow Electronics instituted an Employee Performance Review (EPR) system. However, the process was not providing the CEO. Steve Kaufman, the results that he had hoped for when it was instituted. The Continue Reading...
evidence-based quality of behavior intervention plans (BIPs) and student outcomes under natural educational conditions," (p. 4). The five components of the research question are all related to the purpose of the study, about the relationship between Continue Reading...
