Readings

THIS PAGE STILL NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR FALL 2017

 * Sept. 15: The Nature of Educational Research and Research Problems**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 1 (Research Types) and Ch. 2 (Defining Your Research Question)
 * Creswell, Ch. 1 (Selecting a Research Approach)
 * Mackenzie, N. & Knipe, S. (2006). [|Research dilemmas: Paradigms, methods and methodology. Issues in Educational Research], 16(2), 193-205.

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 * Sept 22: Variables, Hypothesis, and Literature Reviews**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 3 (Lit Review) & Ch. 5 (Variables and Hypotheses)
 * Creswell, Ch. 2 (Literature Reviews) and Ch. 3 (Use of Theory)
 * Cooper, K. S. (2014). Eliciting engagement in the high school classroom: A mixed-methods examination of teaching practices. American Educational Research Journal, 51(2), 363-402.


 * September 29: Ethics and Sampling**
 * [|CITI Social & Behavioral Research Investigators Course]
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 6
 * Creswell, Ch. 4 (Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations)
 * PERMISSION SAMPLES (See Class Notes under Oct. 30 for examples)


 * October 6: Preparing research proposals and reports**
 * Pajares, F. (2007). [|Elements of a proposal.]
 * Creswell, Chs. 5 (Introduction), 6 (Purpose Statement), & 7 (Research Questions and Hypotheses)
 * Carlis, J. (2009). [|The key to writing (and advising) a one-draft PhD dissertation]
 * DISSERTATION PROPOSAL EXAMPLE (See Email from Dr. Coiro)


 * October 13: Instrumentation, Validity, and Reliability**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 7 (Instrumentation) and Ch. 8 (Validity and Reliability)
 * No author. [|Validity and reliability in qualitative research].
 * Guione, L., Diehl, D., & McDonald, D. (2011). [|Triangulation: Establishing the validity of qualitative studies].


 * October 20: Internal Validity**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 9 (Internal Validity) OR [|Internal Validity Tutorial (Part I)]
 * AND
 * McMillan, James H. (2007). [|Randomized Field Trials and Internal Validity: Not So Fast My Friend.]Practical Assessment Research & Evaluation, 12(15).


 * October 27: Experimental Research**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 13 (Experimental Research)
 * US Department of Education. (2004). [|Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide].
 * Cook, T. (2001). [|Sciencephobia: Why education researchers reject randomized experiments]. Education Next, 63-68.
 * Review: Creswell, Ch. 8


 * November 3:** **Qualitative Research Designs**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 18 (Qualitative Research)
 * Creswell, Ch. 9 (Qualitative Methods)
 * White, M. D. & Marsh, E. E. (2006). Content Analysis: A flexible methodology. Library Trends, 55(1), 22-45. [[file:White & Marsh Content Analysis.pdf]]
 * Yin, R. K. (2006). In J. L. Green, G. Camilli, & P. Elmore (Eds.) Handbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research, pp. 111-122. Washington, DC: Lawrence, Erlbaum.
 * **OPTIONAL**: Neuendorf, K. (2007). [|Content Analysis Guidebook Online]


 * November 10:Catch Up Day**


 * November 17: Survey Research**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 17
 * Porter, S. R. & Whitcomb, M. E. (2005). Non-response in student surveys: The role of demographics, engagement, and personality. Research in Higher Education, 46(2), 127-151. NEED TO UPLOAD
 * Porter, S. R. & Whitcomb, M. E. (2007). Mixed-mode contacts in web surveys: Paper is not necessarily better. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(4), 635-648. NEED TO UPLOAD
 * Monroe, M. & Adams, D. (2012). [|Increasing response rates to web-based surveys]
 * Vagias, Wade M. (2006). [|Likert-type scale response anchors]


 * November 24: Mixed Methods Designs**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 23
 * Erickan, K. & Roth, W-M. (2006). What good is polarizing research into qualitative and quantitative? Educational Researcher, 35 (5), 14-23. NEED TO UPLOAD
 * Creswell, Ch. 10
 * Plano Clark, V., Leslie-Pelecky, D. L., & Garrett, A. L. (2008). Illustrations of three strategies for merging quantitative and qualitative data in mixed methods research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA). New York, NY. NEED TO SCAN AND UPLOAD


 * November 30: Correlational and Causal Comparative Research**
 * Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 15, 16
 * Helberg, Clay (1996). [|Pitfalls of data analysis]. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 5(5).
 * Riehl, C. (2006). Feeling better: A comparison of medical research and educational research. Educational Researcher, 25 (5), 24-29. NEED TO UPLOAD
 * Play with [|Exploring Correlation scatterplot]


 * December 8: Present Research Proposals**
 * Review: Fraenkel, Wallen & Hyung, Ch. 25 (Note Key Questions to Consider)