1. 1. Hypothesis: The student needs to get more sleep
before class.
2. 2. Test:
a.
Have the student go to bed an hour earlier than
normal before this class on the night before.
b.
If the student is able to stay awake during the
class, this fully supports my hypothesis.
c.
If the student falls asleep still with the extra
sleep, then this falsifies my hypothesis.
3. 3. An untestable explanation of this student
falling asleep is that this student is lulled to sleep by invisible rabbits
that massage his shoulders in this class.
Hey, I agree with your idea of not enough sleep before class time because I actually have that problem myself. If I went to sleep the night before a little bit earlier I would probably feel awake and refreshed, but instead I feel sleepy and lousy. Great Hypothesis!
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ReplyDeleteTestable Hypothesis (5/5)
Test (5/5) - Okay, but if he is only getting a couple of hours currently, I'm not sure if one additional hour is going to make a difference? How about ensuring that he gets a full 8 hours of sleep?
Support (5/5) - With the caveat from the comment above, okay.
Falsify (5/5) - Again, perhaps one additional hour wasn't enough of a change to the existing conditions, but okay.
Untestable Hypothesis (10/10) - Well, that's an interesting one. :-)