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Shaver, James P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
A dialog between two fictional teachers provides some basic examples of how research that uses approved methodology may provide results that are significant statistically but not significant practically. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling
Shaver, James P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The second half of a dialogue between two fictional teachers examines the significance of statistical significance in research and considers the factors affecting the extent to which research results provide important or useful information. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling
Peer reviewedHammill, Donald D.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
Research articles published in 10 major journals during the years 1984-1987 were evaluated to determine how many satisfied the recommendations of the Council for Learning Disabilities' Research Committee on reporting subject data. Only 4 of the 277 articles included acceptable information in 7 recommended areas of subject data. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Groups, Learning Disabilities
Download full textGoldsamt, Milton R.; And Others – 1983
Third in a series, the monograph summarizes the key evaluation issues, design approaches, and statistical techniques used in conducting the 1980-1983 impact evaluation of Indian Education Act Title IV Part A programs. The monograph describes the major problems in evaluating the program to determine the degree of its positive contribution to…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBrewer, James K.; Sindelar, Paul T. – Journal of Special Education, 1988
From a priori and post hoc data collection perspectives, this paper describes the interrelations among (1) power, alpha, effect size, and sample size for hypothesis testing; and (2) precision, confidence, and sample size for interval estimation. Implications for special education researchers working with convenient samples of fixed size are…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Research, Effect Size
Direct linkMcNamara, James F. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2003
This article is the first of a research methods series dedicated to getting good results from survey research. In this series, "good results" is a stenographic term used to define surveys that yield accurate and meaningful information decision makers can use with confidence to identify current practices that merit continuation and to create or…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Guidelines, Educational Research
Ellickson, Phyllis L. – 1989
Longitudinal studies conducted with children typically experience non-response problems that can make substantial inroads on sample size and introduce bias into the analysis. Three methods for limiting non-response in school-based research programs were assessed: (1) asking parents to return consent forms only if they do not want their children to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attrition (Research Studies), Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection
