Low Inference Observation Essay
Rank-ordered (McMillan, p. 160) - In quantitative questioning, a set of characteristics or statements participants are asked to number in order. An example of this is to list, in order, with one having the most effect and 3 having the least effect, the characteristics of parental involvement which positively increases student achievement:
_____ helping with homework
_____ having high expectations
_____ communicating trust and respect for teachers
Low-inference (McMillan, p. 164) - When little or no judgment is involved from the observer, the item or behavior is present or not. An example of a low-inference observation occurs during formal observations of teachers when the evaluator scans the room looking for the learning goal and scale for …show more content…
199) - a study that follows the same participants over a period of time. An example of this happened to me in high school. In the ninth grade I participated in a study by answering questions regarding secretarial work. The researchers returned in twelfth grade and I took the same survey a second time. I had no clue I was participating in a research study and even as a teenager I was angry for being tricked into participation.
Subject attrition (McMillan, p. 218) - when participants of a study, particularly a longitudinal study, dropout of the study. My research analysis #5 (Chen, et al., 2005) was a longitudinal study, and participants were surveyed in October 2006, and again between February and March of 2007. I imagine the researchers had subject attrition between the two survey administration dates since the high school used in the study falls in the socioeconomic category typically associated with high mobility rates.
Context (McMillan, p. 274) - the surroundings or the setting in which the behavior occurs. McMillan refers to this as “situational characteristics.” When reporting research findings, it is essential for researchers to report the context in which the data were gathered to allow the consumer of the research to determine what assumptions can be made. For example, if the data were gathered in a school with students predominantly from low socioeconomic statuses, the data most likely would not be a good fit for my predominantly high socioeconomic
_____ helping with homework
_____ having high expectations
_____ communicating trust and respect for teachers
Low-inference (McMillan, p. 164) - When little or no judgment is involved from the observer, the item or behavior is present or not. An example of a low-inference observation occurs during formal observations of teachers when the evaluator scans the room looking for the learning goal and scale for …show more content…
199) - a study that follows the same participants over a period of time. An example of this happened to me in high school. In the ninth grade I participated in a study by answering questions regarding secretarial work. The researchers returned in twelfth grade and I took the same survey a second time. I had no clue I was participating in a research study and even as a teenager I was angry for being tricked into participation.
Subject attrition (McMillan, p. 218) - when participants of a study, particularly a longitudinal study, dropout of the study. My research analysis #5 (Chen, et al., 2005) was a longitudinal study, and participants were surveyed in October 2006, and again between February and March of 2007. I imagine the researchers had subject attrition between the two survey administration dates since the high school used in the study falls in the socioeconomic category typically associated with high mobility rates.
Context (McMillan, p. 274) - the surroundings or the setting in which the behavior occurs. McMillan refers to this as “situational characteristics.” When reporting research findings, it is essential for researchers to report the context in which the data were gathered to allow the consumer of the research to determine what assumptions can be made. For example, if the data were gathered in a school with students predominantly from low socioeconomic statuses, the data most likely would not be a good fit for my predominantly high socioeconomic