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Subject: Re: Question 4 ( First part - article 1)

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Mauricio Horto

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Date Posted: 11:43:59 08/22/10 Sun
In reply to: Luciano Valadares 's message, "Question 4 ( First part - article 1)" on 14:34:03 08/21/10 Sat

Hello Luciano,

I don�t know if it was as expected, but I gave a thought on the question 4, article 3, and here goes the answer that I wrote�

How important is the description of procedures and methods adopted in the study being reported?

It�s is very valuable since it is the main source for the credibility of the work. To be trustful the researchers must rely their study on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence. With this data the authors can provide evidences for their utterances.
The detailed explanation of procedures and methods adopted in the research tells how the author intends to deal with the issue presented as well as provides the work plan and describes the activities necessary to achieve the ultimate goal of the project. It also allows others researchers the opportunity to verify results by attempting to reproduce them in other studies.
The article three reports the use of the qualitative research tradition based on Silverman�s (1993) teachings. The author used, as she said �a hybrid methodology adapting guidelines from case study research (Merriam, 1998; Stake, 1995, 2000; Yin, 1984) and from action research ( Cohen et al. 2000; Elliot, 1991; Ellis, 1997b; McTaggart, 1997) to make visible the activity of planning. The theoretical input and conceptual tools of the TESSOL programme provided the materials for planning.�
Dealing with the qualitative research it is important that the procedures will be well detailed and analyzed. The results achieved in this case will have a greater impact on the research conclusion than would have in a quantitative one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_psychology#Quantitative_methods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm

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Re: Question 4 ( First part - article 1)	Mauricio Horto (answer improvement)	12:04:45 08/23/10 Mon