Evaluating Scientific Research

Author : Fred Leavitt
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Scientific Research written by Fred Leavitt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text uses non-technical vocabulary to explain the research process. It covers six problem areas: limitations of science; preparing for research; measurement; research designs; data analysis; and philosophical issues.

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Download or read book EVALUATING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309133831
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking Science to School written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a broad range of questions, this book provides a basic foundation for guiding science teaching and supporting students in their learning. Taking Science to School answers such questions as: When do children begin to learn about science? Are there critical stages in a child's development of such scientific concepts as mass or animate objects? What role does nonschool learning play in children's knowledge of science? How can science education capitalize on children's natural curiosity? What are the best tasks for books, lectures, and hands-on learning? How can teachers be taught to teach science? The book also provides a detailed examination of how we know what we know about children's learning of scienceâ€"about the role of research and evidence. This book will be an essential resource for everyone involved in K-8 science educationâ€"teachers, principals, boards of education, teacher education providers and accreditors, education researchers, federal education agencies, and state and federal policy makers. It will also be a useful guide for parents and others interested in how children learn.

Author : Murray Sidman
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Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tactics of Scientific Research written by Murray Sidman and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ray Pawson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446290980
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Science of Evaluation written by Ray Pawson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation researchers are tasked with providing the evidence to guide programme building and to assess its outcomes. As such, they labour under the highest expectations - bringing independence and objectivity to policy making. They face huge challenges, given the complexity of modern interventions and the politicised backdrop to all of their investigations. They have responded with a huge portfolio of research techniques and, through their professional associations, have set up schemes to establish standards for evaluative inquiry and to accredit evaluation practitioners. A big question remains. Has this monumental effort produced a progressive, cumulative and authoritative body of knowledge that we might think of as evaluation science? This is the question addressed by Ray Pawson in this sequel to Realistic Evaluation and Evidence-based Policy. In answer, he provides a detailed blueprint for an evaluation science based on realist principles.

Author : Sue L. T. McGregor
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506350976
Total Pages : 871 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Evaluating Research written by Sue L. T. McGregor and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide shows students how to be critical consumers of research and to appreciate the power of methodology as it shapes the research question, the use of theory in the study, the methods used, and how the outcomes are reported. The book starts with what it means to be a critical and uncritical reader of research, followed by a detailed chapter on methodology, and then proceeds to a discussion of each component of a research article as it is informed by the methodology. The book encourages readers to select an article from their discipline, learning along the way how to assess each component of the article and come to a judgment of its rigor or quality as a scholarly report.

Author : Paul C. Stern
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Social Science Research written by Paul C. Stern and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides methods for thinking critically about claims of factual kowledge and drawing conclusions. While recognising limits of research methods, emphasis is made on the importance of observations that may be repeated and checked by others.

Author : Ellen R. Girden
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412974461
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Research Articles From Start to Finish written by Ellen R. Girden and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples of good as well as flawed research studies, this text explains how to decide whether the conclusions reported in an article are justified on the basis of the design and analysis of the experiment.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309180449
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Strategy for Assessing Science written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-02-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes progress and examines a range of decision-making strategies for addressing key science policy concerns. These include avoiding undue conservatism that may arise from the influence of established disciplines; achieving rational, high-quality, accountable, and transparent decision processes; and establishing an appropriate balance of influence between scientific communities and agency science managers. A Strategy for Assessing Science identifies principles for setting priorities and specific recommendations for the context of behavioral and social research on aging.

Author : Fred Pyrczak
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135197047X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Research in Academic Journals written by Fred Pyrczak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • A supplementary guide for students who are learning how to evaluate reports of empirical research published in academic journals. • Your students will learn the practical aspects of evaluating research, not just how to apply a laundry list of technical terms from their textbooks. • Each chapter is organized around evaluation questions. For each question, there is a concise explanation of how to apply it in the evaluation of research reports. • Numerous examples from journals in the social and behavioral sciences illustrate the application of the evaluation questions. Students see actual examples of strong and weak features of published reports. • Commonsense models for evaluation combined with a lack of jargon make it possible for students to start evaluating research articles the first week of class. • The structure of this book enables students to work with confidence while evaluating articles for homework. • Avoids oversimplification in the evaluation process by describing the nuances that may make an article publishable even though it has serious methodological flaws. Students learn when and why certain types of flaws may be tolerated. They learn why evaluation should not be performed mechanically. • This book received very high student evaluations when field-tested with students just beginning their study of research methods. • Contains more than 60 new examples from recently published research. In addition, minor changes have been made throughout for consistency with the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.