The section of your research paper that describes the procedures for collecting your data is very important one, since the choices you will make for data collection will allow you to make valid claims about your research hypotheses. The chapter is written like a “recipe”, consequently it provides step by step instructions for conducting the research. The procedures description should be so detailed that if another researcher wanted to repeat the study, there would be no problem of doing so. The methods section usually begins with re-stating the research question(s) followed by specific descriptions of the research participants, research design, instrumentations, testing procedures, and data analysis. When developing your Research Methods section make sure that its content includes: 1. A discussion of the research participants and the sampling technique that will be used to obtain them. 2. A discussion of the instruments that will be used to collect the data. 3. A discussion of the design of the study protocol. 4. A discussion of the administrative procedures that will be used to collect the data. 5. A discussion on how the data will be analyzed. Since the study is not yet conducted, this section must be written in FUTURE TENSE. Write the Methods section of your research project. Sources – from referred journals – used for your study procedure must be listed according to the APA format. The Methods should be about 3 pages
Attached is the annotated bibliography to guide in data collection allowing you to make claims about the research hypotheses. Please use Qualitative Research ,Quantitative Research & Mixed Research. Topic is the title ofthe annotated bibliography. Any questions please ask