Training Skills to Prevent Gun Play in Children

Training Skills to Prevent Gun Play in Children

Answering 5 Questions – Research Method Class

Using the study attached below, please answer the following questions.Each question is worth 20 points for a total of 100.

Himle, M.B., Miltenberger, R.G., and Gatheridge, B.J.(2004).An Evaluation of Two Procedures for Training Skills to Prevent Gun Play in Children.Pediatrics: Vol 113, No 1.January 2004.Pages 70-77. (Citation of the study)

This study uses the experimental design to study the effectiveness of two programs that were designed to reduce gun play in preschool children.Describe how this posttest-only control group design was set up.(describe the control group, two treatment groups, participants, and the assignment of the children to each group)

Would you characterize this study as a true experimental design or a quasi-experimental design?Please support your position.

Studying the behavior of children may pose ethical considerations.Please describe the participants of this study and how they were selected.Also, what precautions were instituted to ensure no harm would come to the children?

Firearm safety skills were assessed using role plays, self-reports, and in situ assessments.Please describe the scale that was used to measure the children’s performance when they found a firearm.Hint: zero to three (0-3).

According to the authors, three important findings were discovered.Please describe these findings and comment on the value of the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program.Also, would you characterize this program evaluation as a process or outcome evaluation?

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