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Summary: Educational Research Textbook Review
Review: Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application by L.R. Gay and Peter Airasian is a wonderful textbook for assisting people who are writing a Research paper or doing their Masters thesis. Each chapter of this book is very understanding, well organized and written. This book goes through a step by step process of educational research, so that a person can fully understand what it is. It provides you with a variety of samples to help answer any questions you may encounter while doing your paper. This book was a great resource in helping me prepare for my Action Research paper.
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Summary: Big help in Graduate School
Review: I needed this book for my Research Methods class at the beginning of my Graduate School Semester. This book really assisted me with writing for APA style during my first and subsequent research papers. GREAT TOOL!
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Summary: Select Your Measuring Instrument, Gentlemen
Review: Important book for educators that need to be aware of all aspects of assessment, both quantitative and qualitative.
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Summary: Select Your Measuring Instrument, Gentlemen
Review: Important book for educators who need to be aware of all aspects of assessment, both quantitative and qualitative.
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Summary: Educational Research Critique
Review: L. R. Gay and Peter Airasian had a gift for making the complex topic of Educational Research clear and comprehensive. This book was well a well written, well organized user friendly guide with user friendly format, instructions, and samples that were direct and concise. Not only did I learn what educational research is, but how to go about doing it step by step. I became both a consumer and a producer. Regarding L.R. Gay, I found it both ironic and sad that in order to be credible she had to hide her gender. Too bad she isn't around to reap the kudos she would recieve in this day for a job well done and appreciated. Sheila Rafferty
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Summary: Educational Research Critique
Review: L.R. Gay had a gift for making the complex topic of eductional research clear and comprehensive. This book was a well written, well organized, enjoyable text with user friendly format, instructions, and sample pages that were direct and instructional. Not only did I learn what research is but how to go about doing it step by step. I became both a consumer and a producer...
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Summary: Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Research Paper
Review: This book, Educational Research, by L. R. Gay and Peter Airasian is an excellent source with an immense amount of information on how to conduct a research project and write the research paper.Although the main emphasis is on action research in the educational setting, this book provides easy to understand, step by step directions for any research project including choosing a topic, gathering research from both existing materials as well as collecting and analyzing new data, and stucturing the actual final written presentation. Different types of action research, measuring instruments and statistical analyzing methods were also covered thoroughly. The chapters about methods of gathering data were described in great detail. I found the text easy to read (even the more difficult concepts) and explained well enough for a beginning researcher but with valuable information for the veteran, also. The text structure is reader friendly and reviews many of the major concepts in subsequent chapters. I especially found the examples intertwined with the text and the chapter summaries very helpful. Tables and charts were clear and well designed. The authors' style of writing makes the reader feel as if he/she were merely having a very easy discussion about a very difficult idea. After reading this text, anyone would feel more confident with the daunting task of conducting and presenting an action research project.
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