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    This document discusses different types of experimental research designs. There are three main categories: pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental. True experimental designs are characterized by random assignment of participants to groups and control of extraneous variables. Several true experimental designs are described in more detail, including post-test only, pretest-post-test, Solomon four group, and factorial designs. The Solomon four group design combines aspects of pretest-post-test and post-test only designs to help eliminate potential sources of error.

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    This document discusses different types of experimental research designs. There are three main categories: pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental. True experimental designs are characterized by random assignment of participants to groups and control of extraneous variables. Several true experimental designs are described in more detail, including post-test only, pretest-post-test, Solomon four group, and factorial designs. The Solomon four group design combines aspects of pretest-post-test and post-test only designs to help eliminate potential sources of error.

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    This document discusses different types of experimental research designs. There are three main categories: pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental. True experimental designs are characterized by random assignment of participants to groups and control of extraneous variables. Several true experimental designs are described in more detail, including post-test only, pretest-post-test, Solomon four group, and factorial designs. The Solomon four group design combines aspects of pretest-post-test and post-test only designs to help eliminate potential sources of error.

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    This document discusses different types of experimental research designs. There are three main categories: pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental. True experimental designs are characterized by random assignment of participants to groups and control of extraneous variables. Several true experimental designs are described in more detail, including post-test only, pretest-post-test, Solomon four group, and factorial designs. The Solomon four group design combines aspects of pretest-post-test and post-test only designs to help eliminate potential sources of error.

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    Types of Experimental Research

    The following module discusses the types of experimental research and focuses on the
    types of research designs commonly used in true experimental research.
     
    There are three basic types of experimental research designs . These include pre-
    experimental designs, true experimental designs, and quasi-experimental designs.  
    The degree to which the researcher assigns subjects to conditions and groups
    distinguishes the type of experimental design. This module will focus on the different types
    of true experimental designs. True experimental designs are characterised by the
    random selection of participants and the random assignment of the participants to
    groups in the study. The researcher also has complete control over the extraneous
    variables. Therefore, it can be confidently determined that that effect on the dependent
    variable is directly due to the manipulation of the independent variable. For these reasons,
    true experimental designs are often considered the best type of research design. There
    are several types of true experimental designs and they are as follows:
    • Post-test Only Design – This type of design has two randomly assigned groups:
    an experimental group and a control group. Neither group is pretested before the
    implementation of the treatment. The treatment is applied to the experimental group
    and the post-test is carried out on both groups to assess the effect of the treatment
    or manipulation. This type of design is common when it is not possible to pretest the
    subjects.
    • Pretest-Post-test Only Design - The subjects are again randomly assigned to
    either the experimental or the control group. Both groups are pretested for the
    independent variable. The experimental group receives the treatment and both
    groups are post-tested to examine the effects of manipulating the independent
    variable on the dependent variable.
    • Solomon Four Group Design – Subjects are randomly assigned into one of four
    groups. There are two experimental groups and two control groups. Only two
    groups are pretested. One pretested group and one un-protested group receive the
    treatment. All four groups will receive the post-test. The effects of the dependent
    variable originally observed are then compared to the effects of the independent
    variable on the dependent variable as seen in the post-test results. This method is
    really a combination of the previous two methods and is used to eliminate potential
    sources of error.
    • Factorial Design – The researcher manipulates two or more independent variables
    (factors) simultaneously to observe their effects on the dependent variable. This
    design allows for the testing of two or more hypotheses in a single project. One
    example would be a researcher who wanted to test two different protocols for burn
    wounds with the frequency of the care being administered in 2, 4, and 6 hour
    increments.

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