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Structure of Research Proposal - Quantitative
Structure of Research Proposal - Quantitative
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Instructions
For this course, you are required to produce a 10-page quantitative research proposal (double-spaced, justified
alignment, Times New Roman typeface--12pt for body text and 14pt for titles and headings, clear numbering, &
APA format for tables, references and citations).
The proposal may involve the conduct of a survey or an experimental study. Your proposal must follow the
structure given below:
TITLE
Should be between 12 and 14 words in length; must indicate the main variable(s) and the respondents
1.7 DELIMITATION(S)
(what is the scope of your research? what boundaries have you set in your research
undertaking?)
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2.3 EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
(review at least 10 recent studies on the variables; summarize and synthesize the findings to
show the gaps in current understanding. Use these gaps to justify your research)
3.4 INSTRUMENT
(describe your questionnaire--for surveys--or pretest-posttest--for experiments--clearly in
detail; every section must be clearly explained)
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CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY (FOR EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES)
3.2 POPULATION
(para 1: who are the people you're studying about? describe their characteristics and size in
number if you have the information)
3.3 SUBJECTS
(para 2: who will make up your study sample? how many in total? how many in the control
group and how many in the treatment group? how did you assign them to groups?)
3.4 MATERIALS
(what materials will you use to deliver the intervention/treatment? eg stories, lesson plans,
videos etc)
3.5 INSTRUMENT
(describe the test, scale or inventory you will use to measure the outcomes of the
treatment/intervention) every section/part of the test/scale/inventory must be clearly
explained)
prepared by
Tunku Badariah Tunku Ahmad
Nov 20 2018