Consider the various building blocks of an appropriate research design. The following questions can help you determine the best design for your particular problem statement:
- What is the type of research (explore, describe, explain, or evaluate)?
- Is there a pretest? Post-test?
- What is the number of groups (1, 2, 3, or more)?
- Is there a random assignment of independent variables to the subjects?
- What type of groups do you have (non-experimental group(s), experimental and control, or experimental and comparison)?
Respond to the following:
- Identify your problem statement.
- Identify your independent variable and dependent variable.
- What type of design do you think will help you to evaluate the relationship between your independent variable and the dependent variable (true classical design or quasi-experimental)?