Formulating Hypothesis AND How to start? AND Testable & Falsifiable Hypothesis in Scientific Method AND Logical

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Theory

is a coherent explanation or interpretation of one or more phenomena

Hypothesis

is a specific prediction about a new phenomenon that should be observed if a particular theory is accurate

A Good Hypothesis

An experimental hypothesis is a tentative explanation of an event or a behavior.

• Testable and

• Falsifiable

• Logical Positive

1. COLLECT

observations or data

- Parents' reading to their children Children's Reading Development

2. EVALUATE

probable causes of a problem

- Influence to children's attitude and/ or motivation to read

3. EXPLORE

Create a list of possible explanations

- Quantitative approaches (experiments, observations recorded as numbers, and surveys with closed-ended questions. )

Testable & Falsifiable

Hypothesis in Scientific Method

1. Forming a question/ questions

2. Performing background research

3. Create a hypothesis/ hypotheses

4. Designing an experiment

5. Collecting data

6. Analyzing the results

7. Drawing conclusions

8. Communicating the results

Logical

INDUCTION

is reasoning from specific cases to general principles to form a hypothesis

Logical

DEDUCTION

is reasoning from specific cases to general principles to form a hypothesis