300 W4 Discussion
Directions

1. Post your full answer to the question by 11:59 p.m., Thursday, CT.

2. Respond to 2 different students with one or more of the following by 11:59 p.m., Saturday, CT:

1. A link that brings in new information or helps the student you’re responding to

2. A substantial question (not, “what do you think?”)

3. A politely worded critique that shows either a flaw in your classmate’s logic, misunderstanding of the data, or a failure to fully answer the questions

4. A politely worded reply to any of the above.

Topic: Surveys and Measures

For this discussion section find TWO (2) peer reviewed academic journal articles that directly relate to your research topic for this class. Then, briefly…

1. Describe the articles and discuss the types of survey questions they asked

2. In greater detail address the measures that the authors used.

· Be sure to include a description of any scales or indexes (Chapter 5).

· If they use scales or indexes, are they similar to those from our textbook? If so, how?

· What are their levels of measurement?

· Using the standards from the textbook, is there anything wrong with the questions? If so, describe how you would fix the questions and justify your argument using the book. (Chapter 6)

See the week’s checklist (posted below as a reply) to help organize your response.

In summary, for this assignment, you are going to: 1) Find, 2) Describe, and 3) Evaluate.