Becoming a critical research consumer is one of the most important skills a research professional must acquire. To become a consumer of critical research, one must develop certain critical thinking skills about research, such as the ability to read about and understand an investigation; the knowledge to determine the value of the obtained data; the intuitive skills to determine the adequacy of the research design; the experience to determine if there are other explanations for the obtained results; and finally, the good judgment to assess the adequacy of conclusions and claims. This text is designed to produce just such a knowledgeable and informed critical research consumer. Each chapter builds on the information in preceding ones to focus on the importance of research methodology and interpretation rather than mere statistical calculations and analyses. The thorough and extensive coverage of all research methods combined with a focus on critical thinking makes this text truly unique. Educators, researchers, scientists, research and data analysts, and psychologists.

Research Methods: Learning to Become a Critical Research Consumer

Science & Math

Martella, Ronald C.

Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.

Nelson, Ronald

Research

Allyn&Bacon

A schoolwide, classroom, and individualized social learning approach.

Managing Disruptive Behaviors in the Schools: A Schoolwide, Classroom, and Individualized Social Learning Approach

Education & Teaching

Nelson, J. Ron

Schools & Teaching

A proven instructional teaching method-in a format you can use. Direct Instruction is a system of teaching that focuses on controlling all the variables that affect the performance of students. From DI lessons appropriate for specific content areas to assessment techniques and school-wide strategies, this book provides a clear overview to this successful and timely instructional strategy. Includes coverage of all academic areas with formats of actual Direct Instruction programs. Covers commercially available programs written by Siegfried Engelmann and colleagues. Explores the curricular and instructional elements central to Direct Instruction, and explores ways that teachers can extend the principles of DI to new lessons and content information. Discusses school-wide strategies and techniques, explaining how to produce effective school implementation through coaching, supervision, and tutoring. Provides direction on how to assess classroom and school-wide application of Direct Instruction. Each chapter is written by an expert in the Direct Instruction field, putting this text on the cutting edge of DI information.

Introduction to Direct Instruction

Slocum, Timothy A.

Pearson

Comprehensive Behavior Management: Schoolwide, Classroom, and Individualized Approaches supports teachers in preventing management problems and responding to unwanted behavior when it occurs in classrooms. The text offers a comprehensive presentation of three levels of behavior management strategies: individual, classroom, and schoolwide, all three of which contribute to a positive learning environment. A social learning emphasis in which human behavior is viewed within an ecological framework is integrated throughout the text. Application of this information is supported by a range of pedagogical devices such as vignettes, examples, strategies, and activities to show teachers how to manage behavior effectively. The analysis and applications in this text cover both general education and special education strategies.

Comprehensive Behavior Management: Individualized, Classroom, and Schoolwide Approaches

O′Reilly, Mark

Behavioral Sciences

Sage Publications, Inc.

Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research

This user-friendly text takes a learn-by-doing approach to exploring research design issues in education and psychology, offering evenhanded coverage of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and single-case designs. Readers learn the basics of different methods and steps for critically examining any study's design, data, and conclusions, using sample peer-reviewed journal articles as practice opportunities. The text is unique in featuring full chapters on survey methods, evaluation, reliability and validity, action research, and research syntheses. Pedagogical Features *An exemplar journal article at the end of each methods chapter, together with questions and activities for critiquing it (including, where applicable, checklist forms to identify threats to internal and external validity), plus lists of additional research examples. *Research example boxes showing how studies are designed to address particular research questions. *In every chapter: numbered chapter objectives, bulleted summaries, subheadings written as questions, a running glossary, and end-of-chapter discussion questions. * Electronic Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Bank, provided separately--includes chapter outlines; answers to exercises, discussion questions, and illustrative example questions; and PowerPoints.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Morgan, Robert L.

Psychology & Counseling

The Guilford Press

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