� 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.

• 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...

• 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...

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...

Proposing Empirical Research: A Guide to the Fundamentals provides step-by-step instructions for students who will be writing their first research proposal in the social and behavioral sciences and using both quantitative and qualitative methods.The structure of the book enables students to work independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals. Each major section is divided into short topics and for each topic, students are asked to complete ...

Renowned as a treasure trove of wisdom and whimsy, "Kid's Treasury: 99 Classic Children's Books to Enlighten and Educate" offers a panoramic vista of the children's literary landscape. This anthology brings together an eclectic range of narratives that cater to the budding minds of young readers, emboldening them with lessons in morality, creativity, and intellect. From tales of adventure and discovery to those that confront societal norms, each selection stands as a testament to the trans...