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Since 2004 Nick and Bethan have worked with top independent and state schools to develop 'Outstanding' teaching and learning resources.

This Outstanding (OFSTED) Medium Term Lesson Plan covers the whole of Week 01 Experimental Methods

Learning Objectives
On completion of this week your students should be familiar with the following:

1. Key features of the experimental method
· The aim: stating aims, the difference between aims and hypotheses
· Hypotheses: directional and non-directional
· Variables: manipulation and control of variables, including independent, dependent, extraneous, confounding; operationalisation of variables
· Control: random allocation and counterbalancing, randomisation and
standardisation. Demand characteristics and investigator effects.

2. Experimental methods. Types of experiment, laboratory and field experiments; natural and quasi-experiments and their strengths and limitations

3. Experimental designs: repeated measures, independent groups, matched pairs

4. Pilot studies and the aims of piloting

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