Educator's Desk Reference A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research

This master guide facilitates educational research using both traditional and electronic sources, providing information on how to utilize the Internet and offering statistical tools, research designs, measurement procedures, and software specifically tailored for behavioral research. As with the first edition, this book is designed for the professional as a ready-reference handbook both to refresh the reader's technical memory and to provide new developments in research methodology and sources of information. Distinguishing this second edition is a section on the Internet and chapters on measurements and techniques for exploratory data analysis. Also covered in this edition: BLDescriptions of the latest software for education and the behavioral sciences BLGuidelines for selecting the proper research design BLDescriptions of the characteristics of and uses for various research designs BLSampling techniques BLA summary of major concepts and procedures in classical test theory and Item Response BLTechniques for exploratory data analysis BLInformation on how to get published, lists of journal publishers, and requirements for publication, This book may be used for casual inquiry or for scholarly educational research. Its scope embraces all levels of education, from preschool through graduate school and beyond.Freed, Melvyn N. is the author of 'Educator's Desk Reference A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research', published 2002 under ISBN 9781573563598 and ISBN 1573563595.