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Comment: Methodological Concerns about AAAS's Project 2061 Study of Science Textbooks.
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Holliday, William G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
Discusses methodological concerns raised by Kesidou and Roseman (2002) regarding textbook evaluations and the training of rating teams. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Middle Schools, Research Methodology, Science Curriculum
Project 2061 Analyses of Middle-School Science Textbooks: A Response to Holliday.
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Kesidou, Sofia; Roseman, Jo Ellen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
Responds to the comments of Holliday on the analysis of middle school science textbooks with regard to the methods used in the evaluation of curriculum materials. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Middle Schools, Research Methodology, Science Curriculum
Experimental Inquiry and Naturalistic Inquiry: An Evaluation.
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Welch, Wayne W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983
Naturalistic and experimental inquiry methods in educational research and evaluation are described and compared, using illustrations from two science education research projects. Several strengths and limitations of each inquiry style are identified. Suggests that investigators consider both paradigms in planning research and evaluation studies.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
The Process of Evaluation
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Welch, Wayne W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1974
Examines, in some detail, the process of evaluation and describes methods that have been used in evaluation applied to precollege education. (PEB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Measurement