A Reader's Guide to Scientifically Based Research.

Slavin, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ660876

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Publication Date: 2003

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A Reader's Guide to Scientifically Based Research.

Slavin, Robert E.

Educational Leadership, v60 n5 p12-16 Feb 2003

Expresses the importance of scientifically based research in education reform and explains how to judge the validity of educational research. Describes control groups, randomized and matched experiments, statistical educational significance, sample size, and the difference between scientifically based and rigorously evaluated research. (Contains 11 references.) (WFA)

Descriptors: Control Groups, Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiments, Matched Groups, Pretests Posttests, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design, Research Methodology, Sample Size, Sampling, Scientific Methodology

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001

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