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Educational research : fundamentals for the consumer / James H. McMillan.

By: McMillan, James H.
Publisher: Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2008Edition: 5th ed.Description: xix, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780205508303 (pbk.); 0205508308 (pbk.).Subject(s): Education -- ResearchDDC classification: 370.72
Contents:
Introduction to research in education -- Research problems, variables, and hypotheses -- Locating and reviewing related literature -- Using the Internet for educational research -- Participants, subjects, and sampling -- Foundations of educational measurement -- Types of educational measures -- Nonexperimental quantitative research designs -- Experimental research designs -- Understanding statistical inferences -- Qualitative research designs and analysis -- Mixed-method and action research -- Discussion and conclusions -- The intelligent consumer: putting it all together.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index.

Introduction to research in education -- Research problems, variables, and hypotheses -- Locating and reviewing related literature -- Using the Internet for educational research -- Participants, subjects, and sampling -- Foundations of educational measurement -- Types of educational measures -- Nonexperimental quantitative research designs -- Experimental research designs -- Understanding statistical inferences -- Qualitative research designs and analysis -- Mixed-method and action research -- Discussion and conclusions -- The intelligent consumer: putting it all together.