Instructions: Read the following selections

Clark, V. L. P., & Creswell, J. W. pgs 13-24
Steps Taken while Conducting Research (13-17 )

The "Research Road"
Identify a problem
Review the literature
Specify a purpose
Choose a research design
Select participants
Analyze data and report results
Drawing conclusions
Disseminating and evaluating the research

Major Sections of a Research Article (17-22 )

Front Matter
Introduction
Method
Results
Conclusion
Back Matter

Strategies to Examine Research Articles (22-24)

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Instructions: Watch this clip about the key steps of scientific research.

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Remember all those Bob Hope and Bing Crosby films? The Road to Singapore? Of course you don't -- you're much too young!
It might be useful to visualize the research process sequentially, like taking a trip, like moving down a road -- the Road to Research.
This road represents a very applied way to understand the sequence and the components of the research process. It is a very practical introduction to the research methodology of scientific investigations.
Try to visualize a research project as a journey where you must stop at certain points along your way. There is critical information that you must provide at each stop in order to reach your final destination.
Every research project must begin with a clear formulation of the problem. As you develop your project, the decisions you make at one point are critical to how you will proceed to the next point.
Consider issues of sampling, measurement, design, and analysis - as well as the issues of validity behind each step and the ethical considerations of those steps. Upon reaching your final destination, you look back at the entire journey, the whole picture, and decide if it was worth trip. In other words, "What did you learn?" "What can we conclude?"
The value of knowledge is in sharing it. Write up what you learned and how you learned it. Think of this as the map of the research road. You might find yourself backtracking and evaluating your previous decisions! Did you make a wrong turn? Share this map with other people. If they follow your map will they end up in the same place as you? Remember the research road goes two-ways: one way is planning and the way back is evaluation. Planning and evaluation are critical and interdependent. The pavement of the road is the foundation of research. It is made up of philosophy and practice. If you understand the basics of research, good science will inform your methodological decisions. When the rubber hits the road, you'll won't find yourself stuck in the mud!