Forum Scoring:All posts will be graded according to how much they show engagement with assigned resources and thoughtfulness.The following are examples of postings that meet the quality criteria for substantive, value-adding participation.Posts that:1. Share a relevant experience that illustrates a concept or problem from the course.
2. Take an idea being discussed, and offer a different perspective on it, either class-related or from the real world.
3. Describe an interesting idea from the weeks reading and explain what insights you gained from it and/or how it applies to you.
4. Disagree (respectfully, of course) with a point that someone else made by stating, Another perspective on this might be ________, then discuss an opposing viewpoint which is supported by scholarly sources.
5. Share a resource or website youve used as you explored the course topics and explain what you learned from it, how it relates to the course material, and reasons for others to consider researching it also.Commercial websites, popular media, Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias, About.com, Ask.com or other web sites that post answers for readers cannot be used for this workusing any of these sources will result in point deduction.
2. Discuss how well it strove toward the following. Your initial post should be a minimum of 400 words3. Measurability
4. Objectivity
5. Reducing uncertainty
6. Duplication
7. Using standardized procedures
8. Share your perspectives on how well its author(s):
9. Selected a problem area
10. Conceptualized variables
11. Operationalized variables
12. Identified constants and labeled variables
13. Formulated a research hypothesis
14. Developed a sampling plan
15. Selected a data collection method
16. Analyzed the data
Please see attached Forum 4 For the Journal Article.locate an experimental, quasi-experimental, or mixed methods journal article (choose one). Discuss how well it strove toward the following. Your initial post should be a minimum of 400 words
Measurability
Objectivity
Reducing uncertainty
Duplication
Using standardized procedures
Using the article above, comment on how well its author(s):Selected a problem areaConceptualized variables
Operationalized variables
Identified constants and labeled variables
Formulated a research hypothesis
Developed a sampling plan
Selected a data collection method
Analyzed the data
Please see attached for Forum 5 PDF File