Name: ___________________

IA - Proposal Form

Investigation:

Research Information
Background Information:

Research Question:

Hypothesis:

Variables:
Independent Variable (s):

Dependent Variable:

Operational Definitions (How do you Plan to Measure for the DV)

Controlled Variables: How You Plan to Control:

Confounding Variables:

Participants:
Age range: How many?

Target population (eg. students):

Male/female:

Sampling method:

How will they be allocated to conditions (experimental or control):

Research Design:
Design (Provide Step by Step Procedures for Conducting Experiment)

Processing:
How will data be processed?

Ethical Considerations:
Items to consider (for example, consent, deception, debriefing, protection from
harm, confidentiality):

How will ethical issues be addressed:

Student signature: _______________________________________

Teacher signature: __________________________________________ Approved: Yes / No