A Cross Section of Educational Research: Journal Articles for Discussion and Evaluation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1884585809 ISBN 13: 9781884585807

Publisher: Pyrczak Pub, 2008

Synopsis

· 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pyrczak Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1884585809
• ISBN 13: 9781884585807
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 279
• Editor: Lyne Lawrence S.