Welcome to the homepage for Developmental Research Methods (PSY 3280). Below you will find links to the class lecture notes, syllabus, and other helpful web sites. If you have any questions, please let your instructor know immediately.

Lecture Notes

1. Ch. 1-Intro to Research Methods 
2. Ch. 3-Scientific Inquiry
3. Ch. 2-Ethics
4. Ch. 4-Variables
5. Appendix A -  How to write a  research paper
6. Exam 1 Review
7. Ch 6 - Descriptive Methods
8. Chs 5 & 7 - Correlational Survey Research
9. Chs 5 & 8 - Designing Experiments (PPT format)
10. Ch 9 - Developmental Designs
11. Exam 2 - Review
12. Ch 10 - Conducting Research
13. Ch 13 - Assigning Participants
14. SPSS Lab 101: Setting-Up Data Files
15. Chs 14 and 15 Understanding Research Results and Statistics
16. Lecture on Research Presentation
    1. Lecture on Research Presentation in PDF format
17. Comprehensive Exam - Review
18. Practice review for comprehensive exam
19. Answers to practice review

Syllabus Fall 2008

Useful Websites:

1. How to Read & Understand Research Articles
2. Tips for Using PowerPoint
3. APA formatting website

Class Assignments

1. Journal Article Evaluation 1: Descriptive Research
   1. Descriptive Article 1. Complete all 'Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered 'Discussion Quesitons.'
   2. Descriptive Article 2. Complete all "Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered Discussion Questions
2. Journal Article Evaluation 2: Correlational Research
   1. Correlational Article 1-Complete all 'Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered 'Discussion Questions.'
   2. Correlational Article 2-Complete all 'Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered 'Discussion Questions.'
3. Journal Article Evaluation 3: Experimental Research
   1. Quasi Experimental Article-Complete all 'Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered 'Discussion Questions.'
   2. True Experimental Article-Complete all 'Factual Questions' and do the odd numbered 'Discussion Questions.'
4. Research Study Assignment
5. Grading Rubrics

1. Research Proposal
2. Introduction & Methods
3. Results & Discussion
4. Final Paper
5. Research Presentation
6. Peer Grading Form
1. Research Paper Example 1
2. Research Paper Example 2
3. Presentation Example (must have PowerPoint to open this document)