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Mejía-Ramos, Juan Pablo; Lew, Kristen; de la Torre, Jimmy; Weber, Keith – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
In this article, we describe and illustrate the process by which we developed and validated short, multiple-choice, reliable tests to assess undergraduate students' comprehension of three mathematical proofs. We discuss the purpose for each stage and how it benefited the design of our instruments. We also suggest ways in which this process could…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Tests, Mathematical Logic
Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Knox, Carolyn; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2017
This article reports on how design-based research methodology was used to guide a line of intervention research that developed, implemented, revised, and evaluated online learning science curricula for middle school students, including general education students and English language learners (primarily of Hispanic origin). The iterative,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science
Piper, Amy Wickizer – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dual case study utilizes qualitative research methods to examine the experiences of two mothers of young children with special needs. Over the course of ten months, the researcher spent many hours interviewing both mothers about their experiences with Early Intervention (EI) professionals. Observations of medical appointments, team meetings,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Early Intervention, Mothers, Research Methodology
Huisman, Kimberly – Teaching Sociology, 2010
The author addresses the development and implementation of a service-learning project for an undergraduate course in which students interview immigrant women, incorporate the interviewees' experiences into an analytical paper, and present the findings at the end of the semester. Students are required to use C. Wright Mills's concepts of history…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Sociology, Service Learning, Student Research
Jenkins, Damian Elizabeth Corbin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Over the past three decades, researchers have studied doctoral research training programs using large scale surveys making visible trends in numbers of and kinds of research courses required, or using focused qualitative methods to gain rich, textured accounts of graduate school experiences. Both kinds of studies fail to capture the local,…
Descriptors: Program Development, Researchers, Doctoral Programs, Research Methodology
Simm, Jo; Ingram, Rachel – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
This collaborative action research project involves two educational psychologists (EPs) working with teachers from four primary schools to develop the use of solution-focused approaches. The project illustrates a way in which EPs might make a distinctive contribution to improving outcomes for children and young people. Realist interviews were used…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Psychology, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability
Campbell, M. Donald – 1990
Market research, important for professional renewal, is a critical part of continuing education program planning. It includes attention to learning needs and learner motivation to participate in continuing education. Informal market research makes use of internal sources, such as enrollment data, program evaluations, policy statements, and staff…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Course Content, Delphi Technique

McClintock, Charles; Greene, Jennifer – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
A between method triangulation strategy was used to evaluate a process for long-range program planning. One study team conducted interviews and the other used a mail questionnaire. The resulting problems in coordination between teams are discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Data Analysis, Data Collection

Ward, Victoria M.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1991
Focus group findings were compared with survey findings for three studies in which both methods were used. Studies conducted on voluntary sterilization in Guatemala, Honduras, and Zaire with over 2,000 subjects confirm that focus groups yield information similar to that obtained from surveys and are useful in program planning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Sarvis, Robert E. – 1973
Results are reported of a study made in Washington State to (1) discover educational constraints of the elderly, (2) identify the scope of educational opportunities and planning by community colleges, and (3) assess on-going programs. Questionnaires and interviews were utilized to obtain opinions of and data about urban and rural elderly citizens…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Differences, College Role
Scherer, Marcia J.; And Others – 1993
An approach to educational research that is receiving renewed attention is participatory action research (PAR), which emphasizes a bottom-up approach to research as well as useful outcomes. PAR is a philosophy, and not a methodology per se. It is a deliberate, goal-directed, structured, and applied means of obtaining information that looks to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Check Lists, College Students, Deafness
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1989
The focus-group interview format was used to investigate the implementation of the Career Ladders teacher-incentive program in a rural school district in Arizona. Two interviews were planned for each of the following groups: (1) school board members; (2) Career Ladders steering committee; (3) administrators; (4) central office staff; (5) parents;…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Ladders, Case Studies, Educational Change
Robinson, Patricia Webster – 1991
This paper presents results and recommendations from a literature review, the purpose of which was to: (1) find the best structure and content for a core curricular assessment plan at Brenau Women's College (Georgia); and (2) determine a reasonable evaluation plan of the core curricular assessment plan once it is implemented. The literature also…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
van der Vegt, Rein; Knip, Hans – 1986
This paper analyzes a research project that maps implementation efforts of comprehensive and mandated change at the primary school level in The Netherlands. In examining this large-scale national reform program, the report deals with schools whose innovation efforts acquired funding from the central education department in return for their local…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries