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Description of the Procedures 

The description of the procedures may be a long and involved section of the chapter if elaborate independent variables or elaborate instruments, other than test instruments, are involved. On the other hand, the procedures may be short and concise if these conditions do not apply. 

The procedures should specify, step by step, how you went about data collection. This section should be written in sufficient detail so that the reader could replicate the procedures. You may find it advantageous to maintain a research diary of dates and events. 

Your procedures section should include a discussion of the following points: 

  1. When, where, and by whom was the testing done? (If the tests were not given by standardized procedures then how were they deviated from and what possible effects might this departure have on the results?) 
  2. How were the groups separated into various sub-groupings? 
  3. What levels of the independent variables were used and how did you establish the levels (based on what criteria)? 
  4. If your study required judges or raters, then how were they selected, how were they trained, how did you arrive at the number of judges you used, what were their qualifications, how did you determine the reliability of your judges, and how did you control for differences in the biases of the judges? 
  5. If any types of apparatus, simulations or games were used in the study, then describe them and, if applicable, include wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, and materials used. 
  6. If you design is a repeated measures type, requiring for example pre-tests and post-tests, then describe how you arrived at the period between testing and how, if any, the testing differed. 
  7. If you were working within an organization and permission was needed to conduct the study, then how did you go about obtaining the permission, what stipulations were placed on the research by the participating organization, and how might those stipulations have affected the data collection. 

 

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