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| Type of Product: | Book Chapter |
| Average Rating: | 
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| Publication Title: | STEM Student Research Handbook |
| Publication Date: | 8/11/2011 |
| Pages: | 54 |
| Grade Level: | High School |
| See Also: | View all available chapters for this book
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Description
In this chapter, you will learn how experiments are structured. This structure or experimental setup is called the research design. The research design of an experiment determines both whether the experiment is likely to succeed and the reliability of its results.
By the end of this chapter you should be able to, list the main components of an experimental design, describe the purpose of having a hypothesis in a STEM-based research project, explain the importance of doing background research on independent and dependent variables, compare and contrast the individual entities or trials within the experimental groups, describe how constants are different from the control, explain why it is important to consider possible extraneous variables when you are designing a STEM research project, distinguish between quantitative data and qualitative data, and describe how recording only inferences may interfere with data collection. This free sample chapter also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, Introduction, and Index.
Additional Info
| Intended User Role: | High-School Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Interdisciplinary, STEM, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/pdf |
| Size: | 570 KB |
| Requirements: | Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 2 correlations with the National Standards.
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- Process Standards for Professional Development
- Research-Based
- Use inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and guided practice to build understanding and skill in science teaching. (NSES)
- Learning
- Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
Customer Reviews
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Almost reads as a student text |
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Reviewed by: Susan German (Hallsville, MO) on August 15, 2011 |
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The explanations of the parts of an experimental design are clear and well laid out. I also like the graphic used by students to organize their thoughts and to design the experiment. |
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