computer room lesson 27 Jan/30 Jan

Perfectnesses,

here are some checklists for improving your conclusion/evaluation and methodology before handing in at the end of the lesson:

Methodology:

• sub-headings for 'reliability', 'comparability' (if relevant) and 'ethicality' (briefly state if it is not an issue and why) - all your clever thinking about how to mitigate the observer's paradox, increase generalisability, select helpful comparability factors and increase ethicality e.g. how you can overcome problems e.g. about informed consent and anonymity
• data description table - lay out for me what you've collected and any helpful contextual detail with clear codes to refer to each piece of data so I can read the investigation without ever looking at the data if I want to and know what it is
• is it concise, using bullet points etc to help?

Conclusion/Evaluation:

• check it is tentative and that you have mentioned problems with generalisability, reliability etc despite your careful methodology
• link back to quantified data and theory to evaluate how far your hypothesis is supported (tentatively!)
• contextualise speculatively considering GRRAMPES and wider context that might have affected the data e.g. age, dialect, social group etc. 
• what would you need to do to make a more effective investigation? e.g. more data, more focussed hypothesis, another section/technique etc.
• don't be self-critical but do be evaluative of the investigation