Description: 1. The Role of Research in Education. 2. Clarifying the Research Problem. 3. Research Tools: Library and Reference Materials. 4. Operationally Defining and Measuring Research Variables. 5. Reliability and Validity of Data Collection Processes. 6. Data Collection Instruments and Processes. 7. Reporting and Interpreting the Results of Data Collection Processes. 8. Sampling Strategies. 9. Qualitative and Naturalistic Research. 10. Internal Validity. 11. Experimental Design: Controlling the Threats to Internal Validity. 12. Experimental Design: What to Do When True Experiments are Impossible. 13. Criterion Group and Correlational Research: Nonexperimental Methods for Examining Relationships. 14. Tests of Statistical Significance. 15. External Validity: Generalizing Results of Studies. 16. Meta-Analysis: Combining the Results of Several Studies. 17. Examining Interactions and Interpreting Theoretical Research. 18. Computerized Data Collection and Analysis. 19. Carrying Out a Research Project and Writing the Report. Index.

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