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| Assessment, Measurement, Evaluation & Research: Types of Studies in Scientific Research | ||
| This Web site provides a helpful overview of several types of studies used in educational research. Includes links to illustrative cases. ( http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/intro/research.html ) | ||
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| Don't Get Buried Under a Mountain of Research | ||
| This article, from the Journal of Staff Development, provides strategies and tips for critically analyzing research materials. ( http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/carnahan242.cfm ) | ||
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| How to Read a Scientific Research Paper | ||
| Review these helpful guidelines on how to effectively read, analyze, and critique scientific research papers. ( http://helios.hampshire.edu/~apmNS/design/RESOURCES/HOW_READ.html ) | ||
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| Introduction to the Scientific Method | ||
| This Web site introduces the four steps of the scientific method and includes common mistakes people make when applying it to research. ( http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html ) | ||
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| Ways of Knowing | ||
| Discusses the different ways that individuals gain knowledge, including the primary focus of the approach, the foundation upon which knowledge is based, and the methods for acquiring knowledge. Provides a detailed comparison chart. ( http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/intro/wayknow.html ) | ||
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| American Educational Research Association (AERA) | ||
| The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its more than 22,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing, or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists. The broad range of disciplines represented by the membership includes education, psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics, philosophy, anthropology, and political science. ( http://www.aera.net/ ) | ||
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| Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) | ||
| The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) is an office of the United States Department of Education. This office provides national leadership for educational research and statistics. OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education by conducting research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education; collecting statistics on the status and progress of schools and education throughout the nation; and distributing information and providing technical assistance to those working to improve education. ( http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/index.html ) | ||
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| Rethinking Assessment and Educational Reform | ||
| Examine how many educators are rethinking assessment and its role in educating students; includes links to assessment experts' comments about many aspects of assessment and learning. ( http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as700.htm ) | ||
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| Assessment Resources | ||
| This site connects to extensive resources on alternative assessment, research methods, and testing practices. ( http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Evaluation ) | ||
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| Assessment and Issues in School Reform | ||
| Strategies for creating better assessments, what research says about student assessment and performance-based testing are among the topics of the U.S. Department of Education-funded website. ( http://www.ed.gov/pubs/IASA/newsletters/assess/index.html ) | ||
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