Counselors Key Performance Indicator

Counselors Key Performance Indicator

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Counselors Key Performance Indicator

SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH

  • PROBLEM STATEMENT (what is the primary research question):
  • HYPOTHESIS (what does the author predict):
  • BACKGROUND
    • Do the authors provide a good rationale for the question
    • Do the authors provide adequate support for the study’s utility
  • MEASUREMENT OF VARIABLES
    • Dependent variable:
    • Independent variable(s):
  • RESEARCH DESIGN:
    • SAMPLING (random assignment/random selection):
    • INSTRUMENTATION (how do they measure; is it operationally defined):
    • DATA COLLECTION/ETHICS:
    • DATA ANALYSIS (statistical validity):
  • Authors’ CONCLUSIONS (do the authors’ conclusions coincide with the results, Construct Validity?):

CRITIQUE

  • Possible Threats to Internal Validity
    • History, Maturation, Instrumentation, Testing or Practice Effect, Statistical regression (regression toward the mean), Selection, Mortality, Sequencing, Participant Effects, or Experimenter Effects
  • Possible Threats to External Validity
    • Unique program features, experimental arrangements, other threats

CONCLUSIONS:

  • Does the article make sense?
  • Is the article useful?
  • Do you have confidence in the findings? Why or why not?
  • What might you change if you were to redo this study?
  • What significance do you see from this study for society in general?
  • What significance do you see from this study for public administrators?

ESSAY GUIDELINES -:

Write a 1000-1500-word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be two main sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper.

Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page in correct APA do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Length: 1000-1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the prompts in a clear, concise manner.

Evaluation Criteria for Paper

(10%) Resources used as rationale for approaches and as sources of content

_____ 5. (20%) write paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered

_____ 5. (20%) Write the Paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered