Learning Journal
Note: This is a Course Level Assessment assignment.
After reading the unit materials, write one research question for each research design or method, (each one will need a separate question as each one is asking for different results). Explain why the question you chose can be answered by this design or method and how this type of research can be used by psychology professionals:
- correlational research
- experimental research
- case study
There is a 250 word requirement and each section should be answered fully and should be in APA format. Back up your statements with the reading material and any other primary sources you choose. Make sure you refer to the grading rubric and the course level rubric below. Here is what your paper should look like:
Learning Journal – Unit Eight
Your Name
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Professor Linda Smith
Sept. 23, 2014
a. Introduction paragraph (give a short introduction (2 to 5 sentences) on research methods in developmental psychology)
b. Summary paragraph on correlational research and the question you would ask, and explain why the question can be answered by this method and how this type of research can be used by psychology professionals:
c. Summary paragraph on experimental research and the question you would ask, and explain why the question can be answered by this method and how this type of research can be used by psychology professionals:
d. Summary paragraph on case studies and the question you would ask, and explain why the question can be answered by this method and how this type of research can be used by psychology professionals:
e. Short Conclusion (2 to 5 sentences)
