Select one of the following hypothetical research scenarios.

Decide what research approach you would use. Provide some examples of the issues you need to consider in planning such a study.

a. A graduate student wants to investigate the effects of communication disorders on the daily activities and participation patterns of persons with speech, language, or hearing disorders.
Help the student develop a more detailed research question and research design. What research approach(es) should this student consider?

b. A school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) developed a procedure called Rapid Spontaneous Speech Analysis, which is a relatively quick way to assess preschool and schoolaged children’s spontaneous conversation. This SLP wants to conduct a study to determine if this new procedure is a valid measure of expressive language skills. Help the SLP develop a more detailed research question and research design. What research approach(es)
should this SLP consider?