Design and implement the best measurement approach possible for your study of some aspect of practice.

Impact of Social Work Research on Research Self Efficacy for Social Work Students

The dependent variable in this study was students’ self-reported confidence with their
research knowledge and skills, which was measured using the Research Self-Efficacy
scale developed by Holden and his colleagues. It was designed to ‘assess
social workers’ confidence in their ability to complete specific research activities …
and was developed as an outcome measure for a series of evaluations for social work
research education’. The RSE is a nine-item scale that contains
the following questions, each one beginning with the phrase ‘How confident are you
that you can …’
1. Do effective electronic database searching of the scholarly literature?
2. Use various technological advances effectively in carrying out research
3. Review a particular area of social science theory and research, and write a
balanced and comprehensive literature review
4.Formulate a clear research question or testable hypothesis
5. Choose a research design that will answer a set of research questions and/or will
test a set of hypotheses about some aspect of practice
6. Design and implement the best sampling strategy possible for your study of some
aspect of practice
7. Design and implement the best measurement approach possible for your study of
some aspect of practice.
8. Design and implement the best data analysis strategy possible for your study of
some aspect of practice
9. Effectively present your study and its implications?