Best Practices in Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences (Hardcover)

Best Practices for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences provides a scholarly, yet practical approach to teaching these critical core courses. It provides a showcase for best practices in teaching these courses in two- and four-year colleges and in universities. A helpful resource for teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced statistics and/or methods, the book features contributions from nationally recognized teachers. Each contributor articulates strategies and interventions for best practices and provides references to helpful Web resources. The book covers a variety of topics germane to teaching these courses including ways to integrate them, how to promote ethical conduct, and how to create writing intensive programs. involved including writing exercises, hands-on lab experiences, in-class demonstrations, and topical themes; strategies for teaching online courses and computer applications; guidance on how to create and maintain helpful Web resources for students; assessment advice to help demonstrate that students are learning; and tips on linking diversity to research methodology. This book appeals to veteran and novice educators and graduate students who teach research methods and/or statistics in psychology and other behavioral sciences and serves as an excellent resource in related faculty workshops. A CD with activities that readers can customize for their own classroom use is included.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Editors:	Dana S. Dunn • Randolph A. Smith • Bernard C Beins
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5747-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General
LSN:	0-8058-5747-8
Barcode:	9780805857474

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