Surveys and experiments in education research
- Pennsylvania : TECHNOMIC, 1994
- 210 p.
Chapter 1 - Sample sizes for school preference surveys Step 1: the initial solution Step 2: alternative solutions Step 3: special considerations Chapter 2 - The effect size criterion in school improvement research Statistical significance Statistical significance and meaningful differences Effect size criterion School improvement searches Chapter 3 - Statistical power in school improvement research What is statistical power? Why is statistical power important? How is statistical poer maximized? Chapter 4 - Research designs and sample size requirements in school improvement research Part one: parameter estimation studies Tar two: hypothesis testing studies Chapter 5 - Ethical guidelines in survey research Guideline one: voluntary participation Guideline two: no harm to respondents Guideline three: anonymit and confidentiality Guideline four: identifying purpose and sponsor Guideline five: analysis and reporting Chapter 6 - A study guide for developing survey research skills A common interest Twenty questions A single reference Independent study An indenpendent study Chapter 7 - The informed consumer of survey research Survey research The survey research evaluation checklist Guidelines for using the evaluation checklist Implications