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How to design and evaluate research in education / Jack R. Fraenkel, and Norman E. Wallen

By: Fraenkel, Jack R [author]Contributor(s): Wallen, Norman E [co-author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008Edition: Seventh EditionDescription: xxviii, 642 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN: 9780071287920Subject(s): EDUCATION RESEARCHLOC classification: LB 1028 .F665 2008

Contents:

1. The nature of research -- 2. The research problem -- 3. Variables and hypotheses -- 4. Ethics and research -- 5. Locating and reviewing the literature -- 6. Sampling -- 7. Instrumentation -- 8. Validity and reliability --9. Internal validity -- 10. Descriptive statistics --11. Inferential statistics -- 12. Statistics in perspective -- 13. Experimental research -- 14. Single-subject research --15. Correlational research -- 16. Casual-comparative research -- 17. Survey research -- 18. The nature of qualitative research --19. Observation and interviewing -- 20.Content analysis -- 21. Ethnographic research -- 22. Historical research -- 23. Mixed-methods research -- 24. Action research -- 25. Preparing research proposals and reports.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Graduate Studies	National University - Manila	Gen. Ed - CEAS	General Circulation	GC LB 1028 .F665 2008 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000011738

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The nature of research -- 2. The research problem -- 3. Variables and hypotheses -- 4. Ethics and research -- 5. Locating and reviewing the literature -- 6. Sampling -- 7. Instrumentation -- 8. Validity and reliability --9. Internal validity -- 10. Descriptive statistics --11. Inferential statistics --
12. Statistics in perspective -- 13. Experimental research -- 14. Single-subject research --15. Correlational research -- 16. Casual-comparative research -- 17. Survey research -- 18. The nature of qualitative research --19. Observation and interviewing -- 20.Content analysis -- 21. Ethnographic research -- 22. Historical research -- 23. Mixed-methods research -- 24. Action research -- 25. Preparing research proposals and reports.

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.

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