How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education provides a comprehensive introduction to educational research. The text covers the most widely used research methodologies and discusses each step in the research process in detail. Step-by-step analysis of real research studies provides students with practical examples of how to prepare their work and read that of others. End-of-chapter problem sheets, comprehensive coverage of data analysis, and information on how to prepare research proposals and reports make it appropriate both for courses that focus on doing research and for those that stress how to read and understand research. The authors' writing is simple and direct and the presentations enhanced with clarifying examples, summarizing charts, tables and diagrams, numerous illustrations of key concepts and ideas, and a friendly two-color design.
PrefaceCh. 1The Nature of Educational Research2Ch. 2The Research Problem24Ch. 3Ethics and Research36Ch. 4Variables and Hypotheses48Ch. 5Reviewing the Literature64Ch. 6Sampling90Ch. 7Instrumentation114Ch. 8Validity and Reliability152Ch. 9Descriptive Statistics172Ch. 10Inferential Statistics204Ch. 11Statistics in Perspective228Ch. 12Internal Validity240Ch. 13Experimental Research262Ch. 14Correlational Research308Ch. 15Causal-Comparative Research340Ch. 16Survey Research366Ch. 17Content Analysis Research404Ch. 18Qualitative Research440Ch. 19Historical Research494Ch. 20Writing Research Proposals and Reports526Ch. 21Doing Research in Schools552Appendix A Table of Random Numbers564Appendix B Normal Curve Table566Appendix C Chi-Square Distribution571Appendix D Illustration of the Statistical Procedures Described in Chapter Eleven572Glossary579Suggestions for Further Reading592Index597
