Types of Research Methods Assignment                         Name:

 

Decide whether each of the following examples of research is Basic Research (BR), Applied Research (AR) or Program Evaluation (PE)

 

  1. _______ Including information about the negative effects of overpopulation in social studies textbooks in hopes of encouraging people to have smaller families.

 

  1. ______ Studying the impact of overpopulation on the earthÕs natural systems

 

  1. ______ Assessing whether or not imposing a higher taxation rate on the second child born to Chinese families has slowed population growth as intended.

 

  1. ______ Studying the details of reproductive behavior in mosquitoes.

 

  1. ______ Changing the shape of sewage canals in developing countries in hopes of lowering the reproductive rate of mosquitoes.

 

  1. ______ Comparing the reproductive rates of mosquitoes before and after implementing newly shaped drainage canals.

 

  1. ______ Studying learning and memory in young chimpanzees.

 

  1. ______ Adapting the math curriculum based on information learned from studying the development of the brain.

 

  1. ______ Testing school children after a change of text book in social studies to see if they are Òbetter citizensÓ as promised.

 

  1. ______ Starting the school day later as result of findings that suggest teenagers need more sleep than adults.

 

  1. ______ Measuring the average rate of memory decline in the elderly.

 

  1. ______ Studying the effectiveness of Narcotics Anonymous.

 

  1. ______ Comparing attendance rates before and after adopting the tattle tale system.

 

  1. ______ Studying which parts of the brain are active when we form a mental image of an orange.

 

  1. ______ measuring the effects of exercise on the immune system.