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Stephen D. Oller – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Exploratory Factor analysis is a research tool that can be used to make sense of multiple variables which are thought to be related. This can be particularly useful when a qualitative methodology may be the more appropriate method for collecting data or measures, but quantitative analysis enables better reporting. This case first gives a brief…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Relationship, Predictor Variables, Statistical Analysis
Weiss, Amy L., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different perspective. In some areas of communication disorders,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Stuttering, Autism, Oral Language
Eiduson, Bernice T., Ed.; Beckman, Linda, Ed. – 1973
This volume presents a compilation of more than 70 studies on the prospective scientist and his career. These studies range from childhood, family influence, and academic experiences, to the intellectual and personality traits which have been examined in the past as precursors to choosing science as adult work. The mechanisms involved in…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Case Studies, Educational Research
Pezzullo, Thomas R., Ed.; Brittingham, Barbara E., Ed. – 1979
Sex bias in college faculty salaries is examined in this book. Part 1 contains the following four chapters on the use of multiple regression to detect and estimate sex bias in salaries: "The Assessment of Salary Equity: A Methodology, Alternatives, and a Dilemma" (Thomas R. Pezzullo and Barbara E. Brittingham); "Detection of Sex-Related Salary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Evaluation Methods
Parry, Thomas S., Ed.; Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1990
Six of 11 papers presented at a symposium on language aptitude testing are included in this document. "Cognitive Abilities in Foreign Language Aptitude: Then and Now" (John B. Carroll) reconsiders language aptitude testing 30 years after publication of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT). "Preliminary Investigation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability
Koster, Fran – 1978
The document reviews recent literature on warning processes, evaluates the effectiveness of warnings in changing public policy and personal behavior, and applies warning literature to specific problem areas. Warning is interpreted to include a statement of the problem and a proposed course of action. The document is presented in six parts. Part…
Descriptors: Accidents, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Chemical Industry