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12 Quantitative Research Study Report

Insert your Name Here

School of Public Service and Education, Capella University

EDD8040: Research Design for Practitioners

Insert the Instructor’s Name Here

Insert the Due Date Here (Month, Day, Year)

[Important Writing Instructions]

[This assignment needs be written in the third person voice. Do not write in the first-person voice (I . . .). There should be none of you and your voice in this assignment or the course project. However, for those questions that ask you your opinion or how something applies to your Applied Improvement Project, you can answer in the first-person voice. Do not use awkward language such as The researcher . . . or The learner when referring to yourself. Do not refer to yourself unless you are answering those questions that ask you your opinion or how something applies to your potential Applied Improvement Project (AIP). Do not write in the second person voice (writing that uses or implies the language you or your).]

[Always present the study and other literature with past tense verbs (APA 7th ed. section 4.12 pp. 117-118); for example, Chen et al. (2019) conducted . . .]

[Scholarly writing is meant to be read and interpreted literally. Therefore, please avoid slang, colloquialisms, anthropomorphisms, and conversational writing (refer to APA 7th ed. pp. 113-125). Instead, be clear, precise, and accurate in your writing.]

[At the doctoral level, most of your writing should involve summarizing or paraphrasing the literature. However, for an assignment like this one in which you conduct an in-depth review and analysis of a single study, there will be instances when you will likely use direct quotes. For direct quotes with fewer than 40 words, put quotation marks around the quoted text and include within the in-text citation, the author’s name, year, and page or para. number from which the quote came. For direct quotes with 40 or more words, put in block format (See APA 7th ed. pp. 272-273 for guidance and examples) and include within the in-text citation, the author’s name, year, and page or para. number from which the quote came.]

[There might be instances in which you use a direct quote that came from the article’s literature review. If the article’s authors use a quote or cite another author and you want to use that text as a direct quote, be sure to quote your article’s authors as the secondary sources (see APA 7th ed. p. 258).]

[Do not write with bullet points. Instead use complete sentences developed within coherent paragraphs. Use transitional language to smoothly move the flow of the thought along throughout.]

[Apply APA formatting rules and adhere to APA writing style guidelines.]

[Here are two important self-assessment final steps to help ensure you do as well as you can with the assignment: When you complete your draft, read it aloud to yourself. This step can catch typos, grammar errors, awkward writing, etc. For a final step – self-assess your assignment by reviewing the corresponding scoring guide and compare the proficient and distinguished columns criteria to your draft and revise as necessary.]

Introduction

[Briefly identify the quantitative study by following APA writing style, which means citing the author’s last name and year of publication. When identifying and discussing the study do not include the article’s title in your text as that is not how APA style writing is done. The title can be found in the reference citations. Instead follow APA writing style and include only the author’s last name and the year the article was published when referring to the study.]

[When describing the study do not write with anthropomorphisms. An anthropomorphism is when you assign human capabilities to a study or other non-human entities. Here is an example of anthropomorphism: The study found . . . Please note that studies are incapable of taking human action. Instead write, for example: Jones (2018) found . . . Avoid writing like this: The authors found . . . or The researchers found . . . Instead write, for example: Smith and Jones (2019) found . . . Smith and Jones (2019) explained . . . Note that in APA writing style you use past tense verbs to present or describe a study (see APA 7th ed. pp 117-118).]

[Follow APA writing style and identify the authors each time you refer to the study. Within a paragraph in which you cite the same author or authors more than once, include the year in the first citation and omit the year in subsequent citations within the paragraph (refer to APA 7th ed. section 8.16 pp. 265-266). ]

[Briefly describe the type of quantitative study; that is, what specific quantitative design was used (e.g., quasi-experimental, correlational, predictive correlational, comparative, descriptive survey, etc.). Describe the purpose of the study (what was the study designed to accomplish?). Identify the research question(s) and variables. Use direct quotes sparingly; however, if there is a research question, copy it and provide attribution via quotation marks and an in-text citation that includes the author, year and page or para. number. If there is a purpose statement, you can copy that as well provide attribution via quotation marks and an in-text citation that includes the author, year and page number. At the doctoral level your writing should be comprised primarily of summarizing and paraphrasing. If you must use a direct quote ensure the quoted text is in quotation marks followed by an in-text citation that includes the author’s name, year and page (refer to your APA manual 7th ed. Ch. 8 pp. 269-278). Conclude this section by analyzing how the Chen et al. (2019) study represents a quantitative design.]

Research Theory Framework

[Briefly describe the study’s theoretical or conceptual framework. What is theoretical or conceptual foundation for the study? In other words, what is the theory or previous literature that provides the basis or foundation for the study? Did the researcher test a hypothesis that stems from a theory or a model or a body of research or a combination of these components? What construct or constructs were measured? “A construct is a hypothetical concept that is typically developed from a theoretical framework. Constructs are names for things that cannot be seen (intelligence, motivation, self-esteem)” (Lodico, Spaulding, & Voegtle, 2010, p. 13). Constructs, concepts, and variables are derived from theories or models. Describe in detail the relationship among the theoretical of conceptual framework and the formation of measurement of variables? Please do not refer to the researcher’s hypothesis or expectation as a theory. To be a theory a theory must be published as a theory.]

[In addition, answer the following questions: Be sure to leave these questions (prompts) in the assignment. Within your assignment answer each question below the question.]

1.    What were the key concepts of the research framework that supported the development of the research questions? [Keep in mind that your answer to this question can be repetitive with the research theory framework described above. Ensure your response includes all components of the research theory framework and describe the support and development relationship between these key components and the research questions.]

2.    What are your reflections on the connections between theoretical or conceptual frameworks and research questions as they relate to developing an Applied Improvement Project (AIP)?

Methodology

[Identify the research design (e.g., correlational, quasi-experimental, etc.) and briefly describe the study’s sample (number of participants, where they were studied, and their demographics), the study's instruments, and the procedures used. Note how threats to validity and any legal or ethical issues or considerations were addressed, referring to the Creswell and Creswell (2018) text and/or your CITI training. Typically, researchers as authors will not state assertions in their journal articles reporting studies such as: Here is how I countered threats to validity or Here is what I did to address ethical considerations. Instead, they describe how they countered threat of validity and ethical considerations as a part of their methodology descriptions. Therefore, you need to be able to recognize how threats to validity were countered and ethical considerations addressed. Creswell and Creswell’s (2018) threats to internal and external validity (Ch. 8 Tables 8.5 and 8.6) apply to experimental studies only and not to other forms of quantitative research. In other non-experimental quantitative studies, internal validity is the summation of the reasons why the researcher/author was confident that any conclusions the researcher made were warranted from the data collected and the method used. Did the researcher(s) demonstrate that the methods used to collect and analyze the data lead to the trustworthiness of conclusions drawn? One potential threat to validity to consider for quantitative research is the validity of the instrument or instruments used (see Creswell & Creswell p. 153). How did the Kim describe the validity of the instrument? How do we know the instrument is valid (that is, it measures what it purports to measure)? If the validity and ethical issues and considerations were not discussed, that omission is a weakness and limitation in the study and indicate the omission and which of these components were missing. In reflecting demographics ensure you use properly formatted in text citations. When you cite figures from a study, include an in-text citation.]

[In addition, answer the following question: Leave this prompt (question) in your assignment and answer below it. ]

3.    Describe the intervention??

Results

[Include a comprehensive summary of the major findings of the study. Include key details. Remember – at the doctoral level you should use direct quotes sparingly because the bulk of your writing should consist of summarizing or paraphrasing. Describe the results that were found.]

[In addition, answer the following question: Leave this prompt (question) in the assignment and answer below it.]

4. From the results, describe the answers to each of the four research questions and the rationale or supporting evidence for those answers.

Discussion/Conclusion

[Describe how the Chen et al. (2019) connected the study's results to the literature presented in the literature review (the term systems literature refers to the related relevant literature presented in the study’s literature review). In other words, what concepts, assumptions and or expectations from the literature review were confirmed by the study’s results? Describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the findings (results). How Chen et al.’ study be improved? Include your ideas for improving the study. Describe and analyze Chen et al.’s recommendations for future research and implications for practice. If Chen et al.’s recommendations and implications are missing or not sufficiently addressed in the study, indicate what is missing or not sufficiently addressed as part of your review and critique. Conclude by describing how Chen et al.’s findings could be applied to practice. In other words, what did your learn from Chen et al.’s study that could be applied by practitioners (organizational leaders)?]

[In addition, answer the following question: Leave this prompt (question) in the assignment and answer below it. ]

5. What ideas, concepts, or processes from this study did you find interesting or useful and how might those ideas, concepts, or processes be incorporated into an applied research project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

[Include a properly formatted list of references cited in this assignment. References go on a separate page. Include all references cited. Ensure references are in the hanging indent format and are properly APA formatted; refer to APA Publication Manual 7th edition (2020) Chapters 9 and 10 for guidance and examples. Do not include references contained with the Chen et al. article unless you have read these sources.]

Chen, M., Hwang, G., & Chang, Y. (2019). A reflective thinking-promoting approach to enhancing graduate students’ flipped learning engagement, participation behaviors, reflective thinking and project learning outcomes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(5), 2288-2307.https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1111/bjet.12823

Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). Sage.