Educational Research:
Competencies for Analysis and Applications
Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications
This book is a practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research. The tenth edition includes:
A clear, down-to-earth approach
· The accessible writing style, clear and concise explanations, and humorous tone demystify the research process.
· Tasks are included throughout the text to guide students through the process of creating their own research report.
· Examples of published research are included in every research methods chapter.
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Chapter 3: Reviewing the Literature
http://www.ucalgary.ca/md/CAH/research/res_prop.htm
This site offers some basic information related to research proposals, and it contains some good examples of writing specific sections.
APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html
This is the APA site that provides a wealth of information on the general ethical principles related to developing a proposal. There are numerous links to other parts of the APA site dealing with additional ethical issues.
Ethics in Research
http://www.sahs.utmb.edu/pellinore/intro_to_research/wad/ethics.htm
This site discusses four ethical issues (i.e., consent, harm, privacy, and deception) as well as ethical decision-making.
Ethics of Research Involving Human Subjects
http://www.has.vcu.edu/psy/faculty/fors/ethics.htm
This is a very interesting site that offers a self-test on ethics, examples of ethically controversial studies, practical advice, debriefing after deception, individual differences in personal moral philosophies, and several resources and readings.
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Google Scholar
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Chapter 4: Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan
Sampling
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/sampling.htm
This is the sampling section of William Trochim's Research Methods Knowledge Base. Four issues are discussed: key terms in sampling, key statistical terminology, probability sampling, and non-probability sampling. Each of these sections provides a short introduction to the topic that should help beginning students understand it more completely. Information on the most current version of this web site or a printed copy of the text can be found at http://www.atomicdog.com/trochim. Information is also available on the use of this version of the site athttp://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/.
Sampling
http://www2.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/152.htm
This web site presents a short tutorial on sampling that offers information on random and non-random sampling, sample size, and examples of faulty sampling.
External Validity
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/external.htm
This is the external validity section of William Trochim's Research Knowledge Base. This topic defines external validity, discusses threats to it, and offers examples of how to control for these threats. Information on the most current version of this web site or a printed copy of the text can be found at http://www.atomicdog.com/trochim. Information is also available on the use of this version of the site at http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/.
Probability Sampling
http://www.health.state.pa.us/HPA/Stats/techassist/probability.htm
This is a site was developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to offer an example of probability sampling. A short example is presented drawing a random sample using a table of random numbers.
Research Randomizer
http://www.randomizer.org/
A web site designed to assist researchers and students who want an easy way to perform random sampling or assign subjects to treatment groups.
CHAPTERS 12 & 13: Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
Inferential Statistics
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/statinf.htm
This is the section of Bill Trochim's web site discussing inferential statistics. There is a very brief introduction to inferential statistics prior to discussions related to ten analyses. Most topics are relevant to the statistics discussed in the Gay, Mills, and Airasian text. Links within each topic provide more detailed information and examples of the analyses. Information on the most current version of Trochim's web site or a printed copy of the text can be found at http://www.atomicdog.com/trochim. Information is also available on the use of this version of the site athttp://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/.
HyperStat Online – Inferential Statistics
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/A29136.html
This is the latest version of a very nice introductory discussion of several underlying concepts related to inferential tests of significance.
Glossary
http://www.davidmlane.com/hyperstat/glossary.html
This is another section of the HyperStat Online web site that presents a glossary of statistical terms.
Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics
http://departments.vassar.edu/~lowry/webtext.html
This is a free, full-length, interactive statistics textbook. There are some particularly good chapters (e.g., distributions).
Statistical Power
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/power.htm
This is a section of the Trochim web site that presents an excellent discussion of statistical power and the factors related to it.
Threats to Conclusion Validity
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/concthre.htm
This is another section of Trochim's web site that addresses conclusion validity. The discussion of threats is particularly interesting and relevant to this chapter.
Improving Conclusion Validity
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/concimp.htm
This is part of Trochim's web site that discusses conclusion validity and ways to improve it. Much of the material presented here relates to the very issues being discussed in this chapter. Information on the most current version of Trochim's web site or a printed copy of the text can be found at http://www.atomicdog.com/trochim. Information is also available on the use of this version of the site athttp://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/.
StatPages.net
http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html#TOC
This is the table of contents for a very interesting web site that lists numerous web pages that provide a powerful, conveniently accessible, multi-platform statistical software package. There are also links to online statistics books, tutorials, downloadable software, and related resources. All of these resources are freely accessible. The section of particular interest to this chapter provides an interactive way to obtain a priori sample sizes or power estimates for a very large number of statistical tests.
Chapter 21: Preparing a Research Report
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
This is the home page for APA. There are numerous links to important sections of the site that can answer style and format questions.
APA Style Helper
http://www.apastyle.org/
This section of the APA web site contains a wealth of information on APA style, APA style tips, electronic references, ethics of publication, and APA products. The FAQ sections of each area are particularly helpful.
Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
This section of the APA web site discusses the formats for electronic references involving electronic media, URLs, etc. There is also a link that references the format for citing electronic material in the text of an article.
APA Style Resources
http://www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
This web site lists a number of good resources for APA style guidelines.
Psychological Writing with Style
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm
This web site provides a guide for writing research reports.
A Guide for Writing Research Papers
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/index.htm
This is a very good resource for APA guidelines related to style and format. There are many links to examples that follow the guidelines.
Writing Research Reports - Appendix A
http://methods.fullerton.edu/appa.html
This is truly an exceptional web site that offers many, many resources for APA guidelines. Resources are organized into several sections: useful information for writing scientific reports, information on APA citation of references, preparing posters for poster sessions, information on plagiarism and academic dishonesty, and tools for typing in APA style.
How to Write Good Research Reports
http://las.alfred.edu/~godshalk/how_rr.html
This is a nice paper discussing many aspects of writing a report from its organization to stylistic issues.
Publishing Educational Research – Guidelines and Tips
http://35.8.171.42/aera/epubs/howtopub/
This is an AERA-Net publication that identifies eleven areas related to publishing educational research and discusses each in a chapter.
Evaluating Internet Resources
http://guides.library.jhu.edu/content.php?pid=198142&sid=1657518
A comprehensive guide on evaluating web-based materials from John Hopkins University.
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Links to resources for each chapter:
Part 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational ResearchChapter 2: Selecting and Defining a Research Topic
Chapter 3: Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan
Chapter 4: Selecting A Sample
Chapter 5: Selecting Measuring Instruments
Chapter 6: Descriptive Research
Part 2 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Chapter 7: Correlational Research
Chapter 8: Causal-Comparative Research
Chapter 9: Experimental Research
Chapter 10: Single-Subject Experimental Research
Chapter 11: Descriptive Statistics
Part 3 QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Chapter 12: Inferential Statistics
Chapter 13: Postanalysis Considerations
PART 4 QUALITATIVE METHODS
Chapter 14: Overview of Qualitative Research
Chapter 15: Qualitative Data Collection
Chapter 16: Narrative Research
Chapter 17: Ethnographic Research
Chapter 18: Qualitative Research: Data Analysis and Interpretation
PART 5 MIXED METHODS
Chapter 19: Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
PART 6 ACTION RESEARCH
Chapter 20: Action Research
PART 7 REPORTING RESEARCH
Chapter 21: Preparing a Research Report
PART 8 CRITIQUING RESEARCH
Chapter 22: Evaluating a Research Report