by Lawrence Lyne (Author)
- This collection of research articles emphasizes topics of interest to classroom teachers.
- The 38 research articles illustrate:
-survey research
-quantitative content analysis
-correlational research
-true experimental research
-quasi-experimental research
-pre-experimental research
-single-subject research/behavior analysis
-causal-comparative research
-program evaluation
-qualitative research
-combined qualitative/quantitative research
-meta-analysis
- The lines in each article are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of the article during classroom discussions.
- The availability of a single source of research articles is convenient and helps you avoid copyright infringement problems.
- Factual Questions at the end of each article allow students to check their comprehension.
- Questions for discussion stimulate classroom discussions of research methods.
- After answering the questions, students rate the quality of each article using 13 basic criteria. More detailed criteria in the Appendix may also be applied.
- Ideal for courses in which the primary goal is to learn how to evaluate research.
- Twenty-one different journals are represented in the 38 articles in this collection. Students see the diversity of educational research since the journals vary in their standards for publication.
- New to this edition: Thirteen new articles keep this popular research reader up-to-date.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 2012
