Research Paper – Part 1 1. Select a meaningful, authentic focus or research question. (10 Points) 2. Review previous research focused on your topic, select a peer-reviewed study from the literature (e.g., from the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis) and identify and summarize the following (20 Points): The purpose of the study The subject (participant) The setting The dependent variable and recording procedure The independent variable and its implementation components The design The results of the study 3. Develop the methodology to be used with careful thought given to the intervention (20 Points) Dependent variable(s) that will be examined, The independent variable(s) or intervention(s) Select the data collection methods that are appropriate for the question(s) being asked: observational data, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, permanent products, etc
