31 Aug Basic Research Assignment
Research Question Assignment
Topic: High School Students Who Play Sports
Provide the following:
Research Question:
Null Hypothesis:
Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
Instrument (Scale):
Participants:
Statistical Test:
A quantitative research study requires a numerical measure on the dependent variable. A quantitative measure is based on a scale. For example, say you are interested in measuring creativity of students. Search the internet, Google Scholar, journal articles, and/or the library to find an instrument that best matches your topic. For example, if your topic was creativity, you may want to try key terms such as; creativity measure, creativity scale, creativity instrument, etc. Read about the instrument and make sure it is a good fit.
Then using the what you learned in the course, write a research question and testable null hypothesis that may be considered for your study. Include the following information in your post: (Research Question, Null hypothesis, Independent variable, Dependent variable, Quantitative Instrument, Participants, and Statistical test).
For example:
Research Question: Do high school students who participate in a First Robotic Lego League club tend to be better at creative problem solving than students who do not participate in a Robotic Lego League club?
Null Hypothesis: There is no difference in creative problem-solving scores of high school students who participate in a First Robotic Lego League club and those who do not participate in a First Robotic Lego League club.
Independent variable: First Robotic Lego League club participation
Dependent variable: Creative problem solving scores
Instrument (Scale): Creativityand Problem-Solving Aptitude Test
Participants: Middle school students in the Fairfax Country School System
Statistical Test: Independent Samples t-test
