http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:19 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90821 This site provides a simplified description of the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of research methods. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83116 This site is designed to be a guide to research methods and topics in psychology. Theories, phases of research, and research methods are all discussed. Activities and quizzes sorted by level of difficulty are also provided. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84998 The Psychology Online Research Tutorial (PORT) is comprised of a series of short modules to teach the basics of doing research in psychology. The modules are arranged approximately in order of the steps a student would take to select a research topic, search for scholarly journal articles in PsycINFO, and locate the articles. It is thus suggested that the modules be viewed in the order shown; however, each module is discrete and can be viewed independently. There is a short quiz at the end of each module to test understanding of the concepts presented. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76230 The site contains techniques and computer codes for questionnaire design, surveys sampling, and analysis. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85694 This site includes free, open-source software and documentation to conduct an experience sampling study using a PDA running Palm OS. The site is described by the author as, "ESP is a FREE, open-source software package for running questionnaires, surveys, or experiments on a Palm Pilot or compatible handheld computer. ESP asks questions of your participants and records their answers and their response times. The data may later be uploaded to a computer for analysis." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=245806 This site is a worksheet that provides an explanation of independent and dependent variables, followed by an opportunity for self-assessment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=671175 The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has worked over the past three years to facilitate the integration of curriculum-based sequences of online learning objects (LOs) that complement classroom pedagogy in large enrollment gateway courses. MELO's goal is to enhance student learning, engagement, and persistence in college through the use of these learning objects. The materials represented in this collection are from the third year (MELO 3D) of the project. This award-winning project takes a unique approach to overcoming barriers to technology-enriched instruction by involving students (undergraduate and graduate) in addition to select faculty and staff from across different disciplines as key collaborators. By training select students and faculty to find, evaluate, adapt, create, and integrate LOs, the project facilitates the incorporation of high quality interdisciplinary and discipline-specific LOs into the curricula.The Open.Michigan collection serves as a central repository for materials created in association with the Michigan Education through Learning Objects project. The Materials tab contains training materials from the start of the projects, learning objects, survey instruments and conference abstracts from the project. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=235135 One of the most important ethical rules governing research on humans is that participants must give their informed consent before taking part in a study. This web page summarizes the essential elements of informed consent according to the United States Government and the APA guidelines. A humorous example of a consent form for a web-based study is also provided. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=235138 Institutional Review Board guidebook from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86697 This supplemental online resource contains: (1) Background information regarding what intercoder reliability is and why it's important, (2) A modified version of the guidelines from a relevant article by the authors, (3) Descriptions of and recommendations regarding currently available software tools that researchers can use to calculate the different reliability indices, (4) Information about how to obtain and use the software, and (5) Further clarification of issues related to reliability.