Prompts for Reading Chapter 18
1. Based on the threats to internal validity outlined in Chapter 18, describe your
understanding of the difference between history vs. maturation. Use specific
examples if you can. If you’re not sure of the differences, describe where you feel
like you’re confused. (110-140 words)
2. Based on the threats to internal validity outlined in Chapter 18, describe your
understanding of the difference between testing vs. instrumentation. Use specific
examples if you can. If you’re not sure of the differences, describe where you feel
like you’re confused. (110-140 words)
3. If a researcher conducts a study with an experimental design in a laboratory, does
that mean the study has no external validity? Explain your answer in terms of the
threats to external validity outlined in Chapter 18. (110-140 words)
4. Based on the types of experimental designs you read about in Chapter 18, identify
one that you had never heard of before or had maybe heard of but knew little
about. Then, using a topic in Kinesiology that you are interested in, describe a
study you could create using the design you just learned about (110-140 words)
Prompts for Reading Bret et al. (2017) and Anders et al. (2020)
1. For the Bret et al. (2017) article, write out (a) the problem statement and (b) the
purpose statement. Use your own words and understanding of these concepts,
rather than relying on direct quotes. Think of this as a translation of the authors’
language into your own. This is great practice in paraphrasing, as well as applying
the concepts we learned earlier about purpose vs. problem statements. (110-140
words)
2. Describe one strength and one weakness you perceive about the methodology used
by Bret et al. (2017). In your answer, use what you read about in Chapter 18
related to experimental designs, but you can also bring in ideas from earlier
chapters. (110-140 words)
3. For the Anders et al. (2020) article, write out (a) the problem statement and (b) the
purpose statement. Use your own words and understanding of these concepts,
rather than relying on direct quotes. Think of this as a translation of the authors’
language into your own. This is great practice in paraphrasing, as well as applying
the concepts we learned earlier about purpose vs. problem statements. (110-140
words)
4. Describe one strength and one weakness you perceive about the methodology used
by Anders et al. (2020). In your answer, use what you read about in Chapter 18
related to experimental designs, but you can also bring in ideas from earlier
chapters. (110-140 words)
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