Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research (Paperback, 2nd edition)

This user-friendly text takes a learn-by-doing approach to exploring research design issues in education and psychology, offering evenhanded coverage of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and single-case designs. Readers learn the basics of different methods and steps for critically examining any study's design, data, and conclusions, using sample peer-reviewed journal articles as practice opportunities. The text is unique in featuring full chapters on survey methods, evaluation, reliability and validity, action research, and research syntheses. Pedagogical Features *An exemplar journal article at the end of each methods chapter, together with questions and activities for critiquing it (including, where applicable, checklist forms to identify threats to internal and external validity), plus lists of additional research examples. *Research example boxes showing how studies are designed to address particular research questions. *In every chapter: numbered chapter objectives, bulleted summaries, subheadings written as questions, a running glossary, and end-of-chapter discussion questions. * Electronic Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Bank, provided separately--includes chapter outlines; answers to exercises, discussion questions, and illustrative example questions; and PowerPoints.

General

Imprint:	Guilford Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Ronald C. Martella • J. Ron Nelson • Robert L Morgan • Nancy E. Marchand-Martella
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	666
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4625-0962-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Research methods Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Promotions
LSN:	1-4625-0962-2
Barcode:	9781462509621

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