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Brunner, Martin; Keller, Lena; Stallasch, Sophie E.; Kretschmann, Julia; Hasl, Andrea; Preckel, Franzis; Lüdtke, Oliver; Hedges, Larry V. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Descriptive analyses of socially important or theoretically interesting phenomena and trends are a vital component of research in the behavioral, social, economic, and health sciences. Such analyses yield reliable results when using representative individual participant data (IPD) from studies with complex survey designs, including educational…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Surveys, Research Design, Educational Research
Doss, Christopher Joseph; Johnston, William R. – RAND Corporation, 2018
This technical appendix provides additional information about the sample, data, and estimation strategy that were used for a series of AEP Data Notes published by the RAND Corporation in 2018 and 2019. The Data Note series is intended to provide brief, incisive analyses of teacher and school leader survey results which may be of immediate interest…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Sampling, Public Schools
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards Briefs explain the rules the WWC uses to evaluate the quality of studies for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Attrition (loss of sample) occurs when individuals initially included in a study are not included in the final study analysis. Attrition is a common issue in education research and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Research, Attrition (Research Studies), Student Attrition
Blair, Edward; Blair, Johnny – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2015
Written for students and researchers who wish to understand the conceptual and practical aspects of sampling, this book is designed to be accessible without requiring advanced statistical training. It covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of sampling to special topics such as sampling rare populations, sampling organizational populations,…
Descriptors: Sampling, Research Methodology, Case Studies, Surveys
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Greenhoot, Andrea Follmer; Dowsett, Chantelle J. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2012
Existing data sets can be an efficient, powerful, and readily available resource for addressing questions about developmental science. Many of the available databases contain hundreds of variables of interest to developmental psychologists, track participants longitudinally, and have representative samples. In this article, the authors discuss the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Research Methodology, Best Practices
Valliant, Richard; Dever, Jill A.; Kreuter, Frauke – Springer, 2013
Survey sampling is fundamentally an applied field. The goal in this book is to put an array of tools at the fingertips of practitioners by explaining approaches long used by survey statisticians, illustrating how existing software can be used to solve survey problems, and developing some specialized software where needed. This book serves at least…
Descriptors: Sampling, Surveys, Computer Software, College Students
Tipton, Elizabeth; Sullivan, Kate; Hedges, Larry; Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Borman, Geoffrey; Caverly, Sarah – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In this paper the authors present a new method for sample selection for scale-up experiments. This method uses propensity score matching methods to create a sample that is similar in composition to a well-defined generalization population. The method they present is flexible and practical in the sense that it identifies units to be targeted for…
Descriptors: Sampling, Selection, Research Methodology, Reading Programs
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Miller, Barbara; Pasley, Joan – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2012
Knowledge derived from practice forms a significant portion of the knowledge base in the education field, yet is not accessible using existing empirical research methods. This paper describes a systematic, rigorous, grounded approach to collecting and analysing practice-based knowledge using the authors' research in teacher leadership as an…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Educational Research
Zhu, Pei; Jacob, Robin; Bloom, Howard; Xu, Zeyu – MDRC, 2011
This paper provides practical guidance for researchers who are designing and analyzing studies that randomize schools--which comprise three levels of clustering (students in classrooms in schools)--to measure intervention effects on student academic outcomes when information on the middle level (classrooms) is missing. This situation arises…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, Research Methodology, Research Design
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King, Joe P.; Hernandez, Jose M.; Lott, Joe L., II – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
Multilevel modeling (MLM) gives researchers the ability to make inferences about organizations where nesting factors will bias results and the assumption of independence is not tenable. This article provides an overview of the variety of data sources that lend themselves to conducting institutional research (IR). It not only serves as a repository…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Inferences
Zoblotsky, Todd; Ransford-Kaldon, Carolyn; Morrison, Donald M. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The present paper describes the recruitment and site selection process that has been underway since January 2011, with particular emphasis on the use of Mahalanobis distance score to determine matched pairs of sites prior to randomization to treatment and control groups. Through a systematic winnowing process, the authors found that they could…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Change, Research Methodology, Site Selection
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Peugh, James L. – Journal of School Psychology, 2010
Collecting data from students within classrooms or schools, and collecting data from students on multiple occasions over time, are two common sampling methods used in educational research that often require multilevel modeling (MLM) data analysis techniques to avoid Type-1 errors. The purpose of this article is to clarify the seven major steps…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement
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Schochet, Peter Z.; Puma, Mike; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This report summarizes the complex research literature on quantitative methods for assessing how impacts of educational interventions on instructional practices and student learning differ across students, educators, and schools. It also provides technical guidance about the use and interpretation of these methods. The research topics addressed…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research, Intervention
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Meyer, Ilan H.; Wilson, Patrick A. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
Sampling has been the single most influential component of conducting research with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations. Poor sampling designs can result in biased results that will mislead other researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Investigators wishing to study LGB populations must therefore devote significant energy and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Sampling, Homosexuality, Probability
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Boller, Kimberly; Kisker, Ellen Eliason – Regional Educational Laboratory, 2014
This guide is designed to help researchers make sure that their research reports include enough information about study measures so that readers can assess the quality of the study's methods and results. The guide also provides examples of write-ups about measures and suggests resources for learning more about these topics. The guide assumes…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Check Lists
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