MOVESCI 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Institute Of Historical Research, Dependent And Independent Variables, Infor

• School: U of M
• Department: Movement Science
• Course: MOVESCI 250
• Professor: Edward Pitchford

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Movesci 250 reading notes #1 baumgartner & hensley (2012) Separation between profession and vocation: pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. A profession"s body of knowledge must be extensive and advanced. Answering a question in an orderly, systematic manner. Hope to avoid bias and be subjective, which people try to accomplish by using the scientific method. Scientific solutions: create, confirm, or change theories and practices of the profession. 5 sources of evidence: tenacity (tradition, custom, what"s been storied to work, what people have always believed, authority, personal experience, reasoning/logic from general assumptions to specific applications, scientific inquiry. Form hypothesis: what do you think will happen: specific statement made using reasoning skills about the relationships between your phenomena. Develop a research plan: how will you answer your question: four parts. Interpret data + form conclusions: what now: try to provide an explanation for results, tell why this is relevant.