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Mildred Patten

• 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 appr...

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Mildred Patten

• Provides step-by-step guidance for students who will be conducting their first surveys to collect factual information, measure attitudes, and evaluate products, services, and programs using questionnaires.• Each chapter is structured around easy-to-follow guidelines.• Numerous examples illustrate the guidelines. The examples are on timely topics of interest to students.• This short book is an ideal supplement for guiding students through a class project. At the en...

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Mildred Patten

� Provides remediation for students who are rusty in their basic computational skills.� Helps break the cycle of failure leading to loss of self-confidence, which leads to more failure.� Students study six clusters of computational skills necessary for success in statistics.� With computational skills mastered, students can concentrate on more important course objectives.� Humorous cartoons interspersed throughout the book help alleviate statistics anxiety.

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Michelle Newhart, Mildred L. Patten

In the eleventh edition of Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials, Newhart and Patten leverage the principles of learning and content design to present the fundamentals students need to get started in research. Basics of quantitative and qualitative research are covered in short, independent topics and grouped into meaningful sections.A perennial bestseller for over ten editions, Understanding Research Methods focuses concisely on key concep...

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John W. Creswell, J. David Creswell

The Sixth Edition of the bestselling Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches provides clear and concise instruction for designing research projects or developing research proposals. This user-friendly text walks readers through research methods, from reviewing the literature to writing a research question and stating a hypothesis to designing the study. At each step in the process, authors John W. Creswell and J. David Cres...

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Scott W. VanderStoep, Deidre D. Johnson

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Research Methods for the Social Sciences

This book offers an innovative introduction to social research. The book explores all stages of the research process and it features both quantitative and qualitative methods. Research design topics include sampling techniques, choosing a research design, and determining research question that inform public opinion and direct future studies. Throughout the book, the authors provide vivid and engaging examples that reinforce the reading and understanding of social science research. "Your Tu...

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Sherwyn Allibang

This book is intended for beginners in research. This book uses Simple words, Short sentences and Straightforward paragraphs. The triple S and the simplest way of learning methods of research. Research in general refers to a search for knowledge. The topics covered in this book includes a brief introduction to research, research approaches, research designs, data gathering techniques, sampling, and guides and tips in writing a research paper. This book includes data and information needed ...

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Marguerite G. Lodico, Dean T. Spaulding, Katherine H. Voegtle

Book 28 -

Research Methods for the Social Sciences

Methods in Educational ResearchMethods in Educational Research is designed to prepare students for the real world of educational research. It focuses on scientifically-based methods, school accountability, and the professional demands of the twenty-first century, empowering researchers to take an active role in conducting research in their classrooms, districts, and the greater educational community. Like the first edition, this edition helps students, educators, and researchers de...

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Rebecca Kopriva

More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting test results that validly measure the academic achievement of English language learners. It scaffolds the entire process of test development and implementation and discusses essential intervention points. The book provides the type of evidence-based guidance called for in federal mandates such as the NCLB legislation. Key features of this important new book include t...

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Educational Psychology Handbook

The second edition of the Handbook of Test Development provides graduate students and professionals with an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to the latest developments in the field. Including thirty-two chapters by well-known scholars and practitioners, it is divided into five sections, covering the foundations of test development, content definition, item development, test design and form assembly, and the processes of test administration, documentation, and evaluation. Keenly...

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W. Paul Vogt, PhD, Dianne C. Gardner, PhD, Lynne M. Haeffele, PhD

Systematic, practical, and accessible, this is the first book to focus on finding the most defensible design for a particular research question. Thoughtful guidelines are provided for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs. The book can be read sequentially or readers can dip into chapters on specific stages of research (basic design choices, selecting and sampling participants, addressing ethical issues)...

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Benjamin L. Stewart, PhD

An assortment of essays on education, assessment, portfolios, curriculum, and must more!