Chapters for Book

Educators’ Guide to Research

[Completed chapters]

Telling the difference between baloney and serious claims

It’s all about validity

Theory, variables, and measurement

The logic of theory and research

Internal and external validity

How to read and interpret graphs

Three levels of research

Table of Levels of Research and Examples

Experiments

Guidelines for evaluating research and research claims

Table of Guidelines for evaluating research and publications

Evaluating claims: article on multiple intelligence

Evaluating claims: article on synthetic phonics instruction

Vocabulary

Future chapters on (1) surveys, questionnaires, interviews, and direct observation; (2) measurement (scales, items); (3) data analysis