This study seeks to determine a definition and appropriate assessment methods of inter-cultural competence as agreed on by a panel of internationally known intercultural scholars. This information ...

Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1993, Vol 38(10), 1125. Reviews the book, How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education (2nd ed.) by Jack R. Fraenkel and Norman E. Wallen (1993). This 20-chapter text on educational research methodology seems geared toward stu

How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education (2nd ed.).

Using data collected as part of the second pilot administration of Your First College Year (YFCY), a national survey of first-year college students, this study was designed to examine both response rates and nonresponse bias across four survey administration groups: paper-only, paper with web option, web-only with response incentive, and web-only without response incentive. Findings indicate that response rates vary by mode of administration. Moreover, predictors of response differed by administration group. Results are discussed in light of the recent surge of interest in online survey research.

Assessing response rates and nonresponse bias in web and paper surveys

Current concepts in validity and reliability for psychometric instruments: theory and application.

A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and inspiration for substantial, useful research. The complex nature of education research demands such thorough, sophisticated reviews. Although doctoral education is a key means for improving education research, the literature has given short shrift to the dissertation literature review. This article suggests criteria to evaluate the quality of dissertation literature reviews and reports a study that examined dissertations at three universities. Acquiring the skills and knowledge required to be education scholars, able to analyze and synthesize the research in a field of specialization, should be the focal, integrative activity of predissertation doctoral education. Such scholarship is a prerequisite for increased methodological sophistication and for improving the usefulness of education research.

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Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation

Part One: Introduction to Research Chapter 1: The Nature of Educational Research Part Two: The Basics of Educational Research Chapter 2: The Research Problem Chapter 3: Ethics and Research Chapter 4: Variables and Hypotheses Chapter 5: Reviewing the Literature Chapter 6: Sampling Chapter 7: Instrumentation Chapter 8: Validity and Reliability Chapter 9: Internal Validity Part Three: Data Analysis Chapter 10: Descriptive Statistics Chapter 11: Inferential Statistics Chapter 12: Statistics in Perspective Part Four: Research Methodologies: I Chapter 13: Experimental Research Chapter 14: Single-Subject Research Chapter 15: Correlational Research Chapter 16: Causal-Comparative Research Chapter 17: Survey Research Part Five: Research Methodologies: II Chapter 18: Content Analysis Research Chapter 19: Qualitative Research: I Chapter 20: Qualitative Research: II Chapter 21: Historical Research Part Six: Preparing Research Proposals and Reports Chapter 22: Writing Research Proposals and Reports Part Seven: Research by Practitioners Chapter 23: Doing Research in Schools Appendix A: Table of Random Numbers Appendix B: Normal Curve Table Appendix C: Chi-Square Distribution Appendix D: Illustration of Statistical Procedures

How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education

Educational research: A guide to the process, 2nd ed.

Content analysis research

Research studies published in Theory and Research in Social Education over an eight year period, beginning with the first issue in Volume VII (Spring, 1979) and ending with the last issue in Volume XIV (Fall, 1986) were reviewed and evaluated using an instrument developed by the authors. Descriptive summaries of our findings, and our interpretations of them, along with examples of good and bad practice, are reported.

Norman E. Wallen

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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education

Educational research: A guide to the process, 2nd ed.

Content analysis research

An Analysis of Social Studies Research Over an Eight Year Period.

Student Mastery Activities to Accompany How to Design And Evaluate Research in Education