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| A Short History of the Scientific Method in Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation | |
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| Definition and Purposes of Research in Occupational Therapy and Special Education | |
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| Historical Review of Research in Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation | |
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| Biological Description, Stage I | |
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| Methodological Process, Stage II | |
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| Etiological Advances, Stage III | |
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| Prevention, Stage IV | |
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| Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Hospital Care: The Bases of Treatment, Stage V | |
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| Rehabilitation Movement, Stage VI | |
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| Habilitation and Special Education, Stage VII | |
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| Research and the Future of Health Care | |
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| The Scientific Method and Research Models | |
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| Science, Research, and Theory | |
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| Fallacies Related to Research | |
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| Critical Analysis of the Research Process | |
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| Qualities of a Researcher | |
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| Nomothetic Versus Idiographic Methods | |
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| Types of Inquiry | |
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| Models of Research | |
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| Quantitative Research Models | |
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| Factors in Quantitative Research Models | |
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| Experimental Research | |
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| Methodological Research | |
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| Evaluation Research | |
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| Heuristic Research | |
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| Correlational Research | |
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| Survey Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Qualitative Research Models | |
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| Defining Qualitative Research | |
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| Characteristics of Qualitative Research | |
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| Types of Qualitative Research | |
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| Collecting Qualitative Data | |
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| Analyzing Qualitative Data | |
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| Credibility in Qualitative Research | |
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| The Research Problem | |
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| The Need for Problem-Oriented Research in the Health Professions | |
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| Selecting a Significant Research Problem | |
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| Identifying Problems Resulting From a Disability | |
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| Identifying Significant Issues in Professional Education | |
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| Justifying the Research Problem | |
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| Narrowing the Investigation | |
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| Psychological Blocks in Selection of a Research Problem | |
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| Worksheet Guide for Selecting a Research Problem | |
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| Why Research Proposals Are Disapproved | |
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| Review of the Literature | |
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| The Need for a Literature Review | |
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| Conceptual View of a Literature Search | |
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| Locating Sources of Related Literature | |
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| Recording Information from Research Articles | |
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| Evaluating Validity of Research Findings | |
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| Outlining the Literature Review Section | |
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| Worksheet for Literature Review | |
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| Research Design and Methodology | |
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| Proposing a Feasible Research Question | |
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| Statement of Hypothesis | |
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| Operationally Defining a Variable | |
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| Stating Assumptions | |
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| Diagrammatical Relationship between Variables | |
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| Theoretical Rationale | |
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| Internal Validity | |
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| Methods Section | |
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| Selection of Participants | |
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| Size of Sample | |
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| Selection of Measuring Instrument | |
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| Ethical Principles Guiding Human Research | |
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| Data Collection Procedures | |
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| Methodological Limitations of a Study | |
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| Data Analysis and Statistics | |
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| Definition and Meaning of Statistics | |
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| Relationship of Statistics to Clinical Practice | |
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| Key Definitions of Statistical Concepts | |
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| Seven Statistical Models for Clinical Research | |
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| Model I: Descriptive Statistics: Organization and Tabulation of Descriptive Data | |
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| Inferential Statistics and Testing a Hypothesis | |
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| Model II: One-Sample Problems (One-Sample t Test) | |
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| Model III: Two Independent Groups | |
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| Model IV: Paired Data Sample | |
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| Model V: k-Independent Samples | |
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| Model VI: Correlation (Pearson and Spearman Correlation Coefficients) | |
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| Model VII: Observed Frequencies (Chi-Square) | |
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| Statistical Software Packages | |
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| Summary | |
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| Selecting a Test Instrument | |
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| Key Concepts in Testing | |
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| Early History of Test Development | |
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| Outline of Overall Evaluative Process of Testing | |
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| Characteristics of a Good Test in Clinical Research | |
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| Assumptions in Clinical Evaluation | |
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| Major Purposes of Testing in Clinical Research | |
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| Conceptual Model for Selecting a Test Instrument for Clinical Research | |
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| Bibliographic Sources | |
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| Test Instruments | |
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| Reviewing and Evaluating Tests | |
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| Criterion-References Tests and Normative-Referenced Tests | |
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| Test Publishers | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Testing | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Scientific Writing and Thesis Preparation | |
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| Preparation for Writing | |
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| Outlining the Research Study | |
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| Writing the First Draft | |
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| Making Revisions | |
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| Quotations, Referenced Material, and Bibliographic Citations | |
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| Format of a Paper | |
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| Sample Proposal of a Graduate Research Project | |
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| Preparation for Presentation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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