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Writing the procedure

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The first step to the internal assessment is to choose an experiment to replicate and then to write up a procedure for approval. The procedure is the step-by-step instructions that should be followed in order to allow someone to replicate your study. All members of the group will have the same standardized procedure.

The procedure consists of two parts: Materials and the procedure.

Student copy

Materials

The materials section should list any materials that are used during the experiment.  The materials are always listed before the procedure, as ingredients in a recipe. This does not include chairs, tables or the room itself. Any materials that are standardized must be cited. If you create any materials, then you need to justify why you created them.  In addition, copies of all materials must be included in the appendices.  The materials section may look like this.

  • Consent forms (see appendix i)
  • List of 20 words (see appendix ii)
  • Song “Money, Money, Money” (Andersson & Ulvaes, 1976)

As the original list of words listed in the study, we generated a list of words using a random word generator (randomwordgenerator.com).  Since we are going to be using a sample of non-native English speakers, we generated a list of 40 words and asked a pilot group of 10 students to cross out any words that they did not know. From the pilot, there were 31 words remaining.  From that new list, we then randomly drew 20 words from a hat. 

Procedure

The procedure includes the step-by-step description of how to replicate your experiment. The procedure should include:

  • A description of how participants were allocated to conditions.
  • A step-by-step listing in chronological order of what participants did during the experiment.
  • Reference to the consent form, standardized instructions and debriefing notes.

The procedure should be written in the past tense. You must make sure that it reflects exactly how you carried out the experiment. It is also important that you strive for clarity and simplicity.  An example of a procedure is below.

Participants were allocated to either the “with music” [Group A] or “without music” group [Group B] through the use of a random number generator.

Both groups were tested at the same time in different rooms in order to avoid contamination.

In both groups, participants were asked to sign a letter of consent (see appendix i). Then standardized instructions (see appendix iii) were read to the group.

In Group A participants were given a list of 20 words. The papers were face down. The researcher began to play a music CD.

Once the music started, participants were asked to turn over the paper and begin memorizing the list. They were given one minute to memorize the words. At the end of the minute, the music was stopped and the participants were told to flip over the paper and write down as many words as they could remember.

Group B was given the same task, but without music

After one minute the data was collected and the participants were debriefed on the experiment (see appendix iv).