Research Methods in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative and Qualitative ApproachesDonna M Mertens not only covers two standard paradigms (postpositivist and interpretive/constructivist) but also explores the new emancipatory paradigm that is inclusive of the perspectives of feminists, ethnic/racial minorities and persons with disabilities. In each chapter, Donna M Mertens carefully explains a step of the research process through the literature review, research method and analysis to reporting the research. Each chapter opens with examples and lists of topics to consider; contains sample studies to illustrate key ideas; has sequence steps to guide one through the research process; and has a question and answer section to elicit further reflection on the material covered. |
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... reading performance . Malone and Mastropieri ( 1992 ) tackled the problem of improving reading compre- hension with a group of children who had learning disabilities . In addition to the many possible explanations for poor reading ...
... reading study might become tired after reading the first passage . This fatigue might cause them to perform more poorly on the second passage . However , the children in the control group should also experience a similar maturational ...
... reading skills for deaf children , meaning that older children tend to exhibit higher reading skills . A negative correlation means that the two variables differ inversely ; that is , as one goes up , the other goes down . For example , ...
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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