Loose-Leaf Version for Discovering the Scientist Within & Launchpad Solo for Research Methods (Six Month Online)

Discovering the Scientist Within offers an utterly unique approach to the research methods course. Rather than taking students through statistical methods one at a time, the authors provide a series of realistic and engaging case studies with each design-focused chapter presenting a single study start to finish. These chapters, each with fully integrated online activities and resources in LaunchPad Solo, ask students to consider a specific scenario, then work through the essential steps of the study:

formulate a research question

review the literature

construct a data collection method

consider ethics

refinine the method

gather data

interpret statistical results

report the results in APA style

With this hands-on interactive format, students develop a better understanding of the way professional researchers work, and invaluable experience in the basic steps that comprise all studies.