Educational and Psychological Research - A Cross-Section of Journal Articles for Analysis and Evaluation (Paperback, 3rd edition)

* This edition of our popular reader is entirely updated with timely articles that deal with broad issues in education and psychology. (For a research reader with emphasis on classroom issues, see A Cross Section of Educational Research.) * This collection shows students the many inherent weaknesses of empirical methods as well as models of excellence. Unlike research readers that contain made-up articles, this one has both face validity and content validity. Your students will appreciate reading real articles with real results. * The 34 research articles illustrate: *qualitative research *combined qualitative/quantitative research *content/documentary analysis *correlational research *test validity and reliability research *causal-comparative research *true experimental research *quasi-experimental research *pre-experimental research *program evaluation *meta-analysis * The lines are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of each article during classroom discussions. * This single source of research articles is convenient for you and your students. * Easy to coordinate with any research methods text, this reader is an ideal way to make research methods come alive! Field-tested for student interest and comprehension. * All major methods of research are illustrated with real research articles drawn from a wide variety of journals. (See Table of Contents.) * Your students will become familiar with a wide variety of writing and organizational styles that real researchers use. Despite their variety, all articles in this book are highly comprehensible. * Factual Questions at the end of each article encourage students to read for mythological points they might otherwise overlook. * Questions for Discussion encourage students to address broad issues of research design. An instructor's answer key will be shipped with your examination copy. * The interesting research topics will make your students look forward to doing their research reading homework.

General

Imprint:	Pyrczak Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Mildred Patten
Dimensions:	280 x 210 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-884585-45-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology > General
LSN:	1-884585-45-0
Barcode:	9781884585456

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