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Identify what a study measures before evaluating what it shows. An operational definition makes a variable measurable, while the design determines which conclusions the evidence can support.
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Match practice to your actual course
EYFS covers early years; the National Curriculum covers Key Stages 1–4. Sixth-form qualifications are a separate next step. Academies and independent schools may follow a different programme. Tell us the school, exam board and specification. Reception · Years 1–13. Your school’s subject choices, topic sequence and assessment tasks determine the detailed plan. The practice set below samples research methods and evaluating evidence; it is not a complete syllabus or an official exam paper.
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Prepare a useful question for your tutor
Bring one attempted question and show your working or first draft. Explain what you tried and where the reasoning stopped. Together, identify whether the difficulty is assuming a correlation establishes causation or a missing prerequisite, then try a fresh problem independently.
Understand it. Try it. Review it.
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Worked example · Research methods and evaluating evidence
A study compares word recall after 5 or 8 hours of sleep. Identify the variables.
The independent variable is the sleep-duration condition.
The dependent variable could be the number of words correctly recalled from the same list.
Other conditions, such as testing time and list difficulty, need consideration.
Common mistakes to check
Assuming a correlation establishes causation
Using an evaluation point without explaining its consequence
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