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Study Guide for SW301 Midterm Exam Spring 2010 The exam will be mostly medium-length & short answer questions. Be sure to have done all of your reading!! Be able to give a reason that research is important to generalist social work practice. KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS, TREATMENT UNDERSTANDING HUMAN KNOWLDEGE Be able to name and explain the major steps in the research process (in order). Be able to do this if given a scenario about a research interest. Be able to read a general, rambling, statement about a research interest and turn it into a “researchable” research hypothesis. • Adult chronic schizophrenics who participate in an aerobic exercise program are more likely to decrease the level of severity of psychopathology than those who do not. • The less traditional an adolescent woman’s sex role orientation, the more likely she is to use contraception. • Successful completion of a social skills training program is likely to increase the success rate of mentally retarded adults placed in supported work settings. • Psychoeducation family treatment is likely to decrease the severity of negative symptoms in schizophrenic patients. Be able to generate 1 or 2 research questions of interest to social workers. WHO,WHAT ex: WHAT KIND OF LIVING SITUATIONS WOULD BOOMERS BE INTERESTED IN' Be able to recognize and name the main elements of informed consent. EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE RISK AND BENEFITS DURATION:WHAT I NEED U TO DO AND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE CONFIDENTIALITY CONTACT INFO VOLUNTARY ABLE TO STOP AT ANY TIME AGE Be able to discuss the ethical responsibilities of a researcher. What needs to happen in order for research to be ethical' DO NO HARM INFORM PARTICIPANT PROVIDE OPTIONS IF AVA PARENTAL CONSENT AND ABSENT FORM CHILD Be able to distinguish an independent variable from a dependent variable and also be able to recognize when they are not present in a research question. DV- THING YOU ARE INTERSTED IN EX: ATTITUDES ABOUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE IV- THING THAT AFFECT CHANGE EX: AGE FACTORS NO T PRESENT VARIABLES ARE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING NOT A PREDICTION EX: AFTER UR STUDY UR NOT PREDICTING AN OUTCOME Be able to name specific accommodations that could be made when surveying populations with diverse characteristics. In other words, what adjustments might you make on a survey if your population is very young, very old, speaks another language, etc. TRANSLAOR BIGGER FONT WORDS READ IT FOR THEM INCLUDE PICTURES USE UNDERSTANBLE LANGUAGE Be able to articulate how a literature review is done, including searching for literature. DATA BASE SEARCH BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of reliability and validity. RELIABILITY- CONSISTANCY MEASURES SAME THING EACH TIME EX: TWO DIFF RACE OBSERVSE SAME BEHAVIOR VALIDITY- IT MEASURES WHAT YOU CLAIM IT MEASURES FACE VALIDITY “Does the measuring instrument appear to” measure the subject matter under consideration' Demonstrate understanding of the ways to determine instrument reliability and validity Be able to articulate how diversity issues impact research in general and research instruments in particular. General- font size who adult/chidren signs Particular-culture measures research questions depression mental illness Be able to write a good survey item. ■ Make items clear; avoid vague and ambiguous terms. ■ Avoid double-barreled questions. (E.g., the state should abandon its community based services and give the money back to the taxpayers.) ■ Avoid leading questions. (E.g., Don’t you agree with the president that the federal government should not overspend') ■ Avoid jargon and technical terms. ■ Avoid insensitive language or inflammatory terms. ■ Avoid negative items. (E.g., Marijuana should not be decriminalized.) ■ Offer mutually exclusive choices. Be able to articulate how to find existing research instruments (like a scale to measure self-esteem. Buros book or web site what pop instrument used/success dic/encyc test mental measures yearbook Practical skills on the computer From the CSUSB library site, be able to pull up a list of relevant articles from Social Work Abstracts if given a set of search terms. In SPSS, be able to define a data set (including a plan for missing data), enter a given set of data, perform frequencies on the data, and explain the results.