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Paris, Scott G.; Luo, Serena Wenshu – Educational Researcher, 2010
The National Early Literacy Panel (2008) report identified early predictors of reading achievement as good targets for instruction, and many of those skills are related to decoding. In this article, the authors suggest that the developmental trajectories of rapidly developing skills pose problems for traditional statistical analyses. Rapidly…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Effect Size, Emergent Literacy, Data Interpretation

Anfara, Vincent A., Jr.; Brown, Kathleen M.; Mangione, Terri L. – Educational Researcher, 2002
Notes the need for researcher accountability in qualitative analysis, examining strategies used in working with doctoral students and offering suggestions for assessing and publicly disclosing the methodological rigor and analytical defensibility of qualitative research. Introduces tabular strategies for use in documenting the relationship between…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classification, Data Interpretation, Doctoral Degrees

Lopez, Alejandra M. – Educational Researcher, 2003
Examines data on racial identification from the 2000 Census to document the mixed race population of children in the United States. Using California data as an example, the article considers various methods for tabulating multiple-response race data, noting the impact of each on demographic conclusions. Discusses how federal guidelines on race…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Data Collection, Data Interpretation

Porter, Andrew C. – Educational Researcher, 2002
Describes tools for measuring content of instruction, content of instructional materials, and alignment between them, reporting findings about use of these tools and possible additional uses for research and practice. Asserts that the validity of data produced using these tools is good. Sketches an agenda for future work to improve the quality and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Content Analysis, Course Content, Data Interpretation

Mathison, Sandra. – Educational Researcher, 1988
Triangulation strategy results in evidence characterized by the following: (1) convergence; (2) inconsistency; and (3) contradiction. In order to render the data sensible, the researcher or evaluator must report data collection procedures, as well as the three levels of information from which explanations of social phenomena are constructed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators