Fundamentals of Educational Research, Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card

Fundamentals of Educational Research introduces you to the basic principles of this type of research, including how to conduct it and the criteria for evaluating its overall credibility. The text also uses numerous excerpts from published studies to help you become an intelligent consumer of educational research.

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James H. McMillan is Professor of Education in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University and Director of the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium. He obtained his doctorate from Northwestern University and masters from Michigan State University. Dr. McMillan has also published Research in Education: Evidence-Based Inquiry; Understanding and Evaluating Educational Research, Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment, Assessment Essentials for Standards-Based Education, and Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction in addition to more than sixty journal articles. His current research interests include classroom assessment, grading, student motivation, and the impact of high-stakes testing on schools and students.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Research in Education 1

Chapter 2 Ethical Issues, Principles, and Practices 27

Chapter 3 Research Problems and Questions 46

Chapter 4 Locating and Reviewing Related Literature 75

Chapter 5 Participants and Sampling 110

Chapter 6 Foundations of Educational Measurement 138

Chapter 7 Quantitative Data Collection Techniques 169

Chapter 8 Nonexperimental Quantitative Research Designs 202

Chapter 9 Experimental Research Designs 236

Chapter 10 Understanding Statistical Inferences 277

Chapter 11 Qualitative Research Design 302

Chapter 12 Qualitative Data Collection, Analysis, and Credibility 335

Chapter 13 Mixed Methods Designs 362

Chapter 14 Action Research 393

Chapter 15 Discussion and Conclusions 417

Appendix A The Intelligent Consumer and Researcher: Putting It All Together 435

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