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Summary
Summary
Produced by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), one of the nation's foremost educational research and training organizations, An Education Research Primer gives educators a basic understanding of educational research, its guiding criteria, and its relevance to school-based decision-making. In clear and concise language the book summarizes the various types of educational research, explaining their diverse purposes and methods. For example, the difference between experimental research (studies involving control group trials) and descriptive research (based on descriptive information and relationships) is explained, including how each is designed to address different types of research questions, and why each might have different applications. The book also describes what's involved in setting up a comparison control group and how some studies have randomized control groups while others do not. In addition, the book describes the different types of data collection methods used in research and how this can bear on the research findings.
Author Notes
Patricia A. Lauer, Ph.D., is a former principal researcher with Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
1 The Purpose of Education Research | p. 1 |
2 Scientific Criteria in Education Research | p. 7 |
3 The Types of Education Research | p. 13 |
4 Understanding Experimental and Descriptive Research | p. 21 |
5 Understanding Data Collection in Education Research | p. 33 |
6 Issues in Evaluating Education Research | p. 41 |
7 Evaluating Experimental Research Studies | p. 53 |
8 Evaluating Descriptive Research Studies | p. 68 |
9 Evaluating Literature Reviews | p. 83 |
10 Assessing the Relevance of Education Research | p. 92 |
Appendixes | |
A Tips on Reading Research Reports | p. 102 |
B Glossary of Education Research Terms | p. 107 |
C Finding Education Research | p. 138 |
D Statistics Tutorial | p. 141 |
References | p. 159 |
About the Author | p. 162 |
Index | p. 163 |