Complete this assignment alone first.

Using your group discussion board, compare your

answers with your group members answers. After hammering-out any differences,
submit 1 copy of this assignment with the last names of your group members saved in
the file name along with A2 using the Assignment DropBox.

Assignment 2: Hypotheses

For the following hypotheses:

Identify the type of hypothesis (Null, Research, or Directional)

Identify the variables (if possible determine independent or dependent).
Identify the classification of research study for each (by method)
Why that classification

What class(es) of research must all cause-effect statements come from? ___________

1. Shorter lunch periods are related to reduced damage to school property.

Hypothesis Type: directional
Variables Independent: length of lunch periods Dependent: damage to property
Research Classification: experimental
Why: manipulate the independent variable to see if a relationship exists

2. Children’s social adjustment in Grade 1 is related to increased dramatic play in

kindergarten.
Hypothesis Type: directional
Variables Independent: social adjustment Dependent: dramatic play
Research Classification: causal-comparative
Why: Cause and effect relationship exists but the independent variable is
not being manipulated

3. Student achievement is positively related to the size of the school library.

Hypothesis Type: Directional
Variables Independent: library size Dependent: Student achievement
Research Classification: Causal comparative
Why: There is a cause and effect relationship but the independent variable
is not being manipulated.

4. There is no relationship between amount of assigned homework and student attitude

toward school.
Hypothesis Type: null
Variables Independent: assigned homework Dependent: attitude
Research Classification Causal comparative
Why: There is a cause and effect relationship but the independent variable
is not being manipulated.
5. A longer school day produces a decrease in student participation in extra-curricular
activities than a shorter day.
Hypothesis Type: Directional
Variables Independent: Length of school day Dependent: Student participation
Research Classification: Experimental
Why: Manipulate independent variable **I’ve got a bit of a ?? on this one**

6. Bozo School District has an attendance problem in two of its high schools.
Hypothesis Type Research
Variables Independent? Dependent?
Research Classification Descriptive
Why: Find out why the attendance problem exists

7. Team teaching is related to increased student achievement.

Hypothesis Type: Directional
Variables Independent: Instructional Method (Team Teaching) Dependent: Student Achievement
Research Classification: Correlation
Why: Shows the relationship between the two

8. Teaching methods in reading have changed during the last 25 years from reliance
on textbooks to heavy use of teaching machines and drills.
Hypothesis Type: Research
Variables Independent: ? Dependent: ?
Research Classification: Descriptive/historical
Why:

9. No relationship exists between type of course (elective or required) and student

absence rate.
Hypothesis Type Null
Variables Independent Course type Dependent: Absence rate
Research Classification Experimental
Why: Manipulate the variable (course) to see if a relationship exists

10. There will be a difference in student achievement in mathematics depending on the

textbook they use.
Hypothesis Type: Research
Variables Independent: textbook used Dependent: mathematics achievement
Research Classification: experimental
Why: Manipulate the independent variable (textbook) to determine the
relationship