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Understanding and interpreting educational research / Ronald C. Martella, J. Ron Nelson, Robert L. Morgan, Nancy E. Marchand-Martella.

By: Martella, Ronald C.
New York, N.Y. : Guilford Press, ©2013Description: xxii, 666 pages ; 26 cm. illustrations.Content type: text ISBN: 9781462509621 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781462509744 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Education -- ResearchDDC classification: 370.72/M36
Contents:
Part I: Understanding Research -- Part II: Critical Issues in Research -- Part II Quantitative Research Methods -- Part IV: Qualitative Research Methods -- Part V: Single-Case Research Methods -- Part VI: Evaluation Research -- Part VII: Action Research.
Summary: 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
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-643) and index.

Part I: Understanding Research -- Part II: Critical Issues in Research -- Part II Quantitative Research Methods -- Part IV: Qualitative Research Methods -- Part V: Single-Case Research Methods -- Part VI: Evaluation Research -- Part VII: Action Research.

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

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