ERA - Discussion

Session 13 - ERA: Discussion


Open up asking students whether all of them have completed the Introduction,  Method and Results sections of their ERA.


Move onto the Discussion section and use the following questions to scaffold students:

•  Is the hypothesis accepted or rejected?
• What was the overall mean of the entire sample? What does the numerical value mean?
• What star signs believed the astrology predictions to be most accurate? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation).
• What were the most believable / accurate of the descriptors across all star signs? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation). - Provide insight into why this might be the case...
• What was the least believable / accurate of the descriptors across all od the star signs? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation). - Provide insight into why this might be the case...
• What are the limitations to the study? Can we make a generalisation about the results we obtained? Sample size???
• Are their any extraneous variables? (unwanted variables that may affect the dependent variable)?
• Provide some suggestions that may contribute to more valid and reliable results for the study? (what would you do differently to allow for more valid results???)

Allow time for students to complete the Discussion section of their ERA.

BOOKS WILL BE CHECKED THROUGHOUT THE LESSON