Assignment Overview
By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors:
- Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
- C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.
- Related Assignment Criteria:
- 1: Devise accurate datasets.
- 3: Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test.
- Related Assignment Criteria:
- C4.SP.B: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Related Assignment Criteria:
- 2: Develop appropriate statistical tests and reports that assist in program evaluation.
- 4: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology.
- Related Assignment Criteria:
- C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.
Assignment Scenario
The town of Brant has started an after-school program for high school youth to prepare them for the ACT college entrance examination. The after-school program had 29 youth participants; the program manager compared their ACT scores with the ACT scores of 36 similar high school youth who did not participate in the after-school program. The program manager wants to determine if the after-school program had a positive effect on ACT scores. You will use the Week 5 Dataset [JASP] to complete this assignment.
Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, complete the following in a one-page, APA-formatted paper:
- Review the JASP Tutorial Videos: t- to an external site. tutorials, which demonstrate t tests using two different scenarios. Then determine which type of t test to conduct. Once you have determined that, answer the following:
- What is the sample size?
- What is the sample mean of each group?
- Identify the following factors based on the table you develop in JASP:
- T obtained (t).
- Degrees of freedom (df).
- Significance.
- Write a brief narrative explaining the implications of your findings based on the value of the test statistic:
- Would you retain or reject the null hypothesis?
- What are limitations that must be considered in interpreting the results?
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
- Length of paper: One double-spaced page.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
- Competency 1: Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. (C4.SP.A)
- Devise accurate datasets. (C4.SP.A)
- Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test. (C4.SP.A)
- Competency 2: Analyze and respond to ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies in the specialization of advanced generalist social work practice that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods. (C4.SP.B)
- Develop appropriate statistical tests and reports that assist in program evaluation. (C4.SP.B)
- Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
- Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology. (C4.SP.B)