Research Methods Practical Activity Booklet - OCR A-level Psychology
Detailed booklet for research methods practical activities for OCR A-level Psychology students. Includes data analysis (including inferential statistical tests with step-by-step instructions for practice).
4 practical studies for students to complete:
An experiment
An observation
A self-report study
A correlation study
Contains:
Background information and example of previous research
Aims and hypothesis writing (alternate, null, one-tailed, two-tailed)
Method and materials information is provided for students
Asks students to identify: the DV, the IV, how they will recruit their sample, identify the sampling method they’ve described, ethical considerations they will need to consider, specific questions about the procedure
Difference or relationship?
Level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval)
Raw data tables
An inferential statistical test for each piece of research (Wilcoxon T test, Chi-square test, variance and standard deviation and Spearman’s Rho correlation analysis)
Critical value tables
Writing significance statements
Writing research conclusions
Discussion of research: does it match previous findings? What does it mean for the topic its in?
Methodological evaluation