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Lisa DaVia Rubenstein; E. Jean Gubbins – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Designing, developing, and implementing a multi-year randomized control trial targeting what works in gifted education mathematics study is challenging, at best. In response to the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences request for proposal, we carefully constructed a mixed-methods study by assembling a diverse…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Research Design, Randomized Controlled Trials, Interviews
Patricia Hoffman-Miller – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Dissertation advisors play a significant role in the development of student theses and dissertations whether or not the dissertation is a qualitative or quantitative study. The conceptualization of a student dissertation prospectus requires unmitigated dedication and commitment by the advisor, providing encouragement to the student and committee…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Student Research, Research Methodology, Grounded Theory
Jeff Bloggs – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Although I am an economic geographer trained in the United States, most of my research has been conducted in Germany or Canada. Thus, I developed my disciplinary schema in a context different from the one where I now use it. This US-focused training taught me that before one examines the local dynamics of a particular industry, labor market, or…
Descriptors: Data Use, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Trend Analysis
Michele Bracken – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
As a survivor, my interest in this topic stemmed from my personal experience of the devastating consequences produced by intimate partner violence. I felt that by giving a voice to those who have actually lived through these experiences, I might help nurses relate to abused women's individual situations and circumstances in a way that is…
Descriptors: Violence, Interpersonal Relationship, Empowerment, Trauma Informed Approach
Georgianna L. Martin – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case study presents an overview of the major challenges and tensions I encountered exploring the social-class experiences of university students from low-income backgrounds. The study presented here was a qualitative study using phenomenology and a critical theoretical lens to gain a depth of understanding of low-income university students'…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Problems, Barriers, Social Class
Brianna L. Kennedy-Lewis – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Grounded theory methodology allows researchers to generate theories that answer research questions that existing theories do not adequately explain. This methodology involves the use of the constant comparative method in an iterative cycle of data collection and analysis. To understand the data and make decisions that drive the cycle forward, the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Low Income Students, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes
Andrea L. Schneider-Trenholm – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In my PhD research, I explore the reflective schooling experiences of recently graduated First Nations students in New Brunswick (Canada) provincial schools. Improving educational experiences and academic outcomes for First Nations students is currently considered a priority across Canada; however, most previous research focuses on quantitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Graduates
Sidonie Pors – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This research project case is a recount of my personal experience in conducting a study on web-enhanced learning within Cambodian higher education. The research forms the basis of my PhD in Education, and the aim of the study is to examine the application of web-based technologies to support teaching and learning practices by using design-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Research, Electronic Learning
Katherine Nielsen – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In 2008, I moved to the Republic of Ireland for 8 months to examine the independent learning of international students while they were simultaneously students and tourists. I was jointly supervised by a sociologist of education and an anthropologist of tourism, and throughout my doctoral project, I was pushed to account for my methodological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Study Abroad
Edwards, Kelcey; Sawtell, Ellen – College Board, 2013
Presented at the Advanced Placement Annual Conference (APAC) in Las Vegas, NV in July 2013. This presentation reviews new research examining the AP® experience of Hispanic graduates over the past decade. Topics include an in-depth look at the AP Spanish Language and Culture gateway hypothesis and trends in family characteristics such as parent…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Hispanic American Students, High School Graduates, Family Characteristics
Hendrickson, Amy; Huff, Kristen; Luecht, Ric – College Board, 2009
[Slides] presented at the Annual Meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in San Diego, CA in April 2009. This presentation describes how the vehicles for gathering student evidence--task models and test specifications--are developed.
Descriptors: Test Items, Test Construction, Evidence, Achievement
Kaliski, Pamela; Huff, Kristen; Barry, Carol – College Board, 2011
For educational achievement tests that employ multiple-choice (MC) items and aim to reliably classify students into performance categories, it is critical to design MC items that are capable of discriminating student performance according to the stated achievement levels. This is accomplished, in part, by clearly understanding how item design…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Academic Achievement, Expertise, Evaluative Thinking
Boudett, Kathryn Parker; City, Elizabeth A.; Russell, Marcia K. – Harvard Education Press, 2010
Based on the bestselling book "Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning", and its companion volume, "Data Wise in Action", this DVD and Facilitator's Guide offer insight into one of the most challenging steps in capturing data about school performance: observing and analyzing instructional…
Descriptors: Discussion, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Observation
Broughman, Stephen P. – 2000
This CD-ROM contains the 1997 Private School Locator. It includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, enrollment, and other descriptive data for 29,845 private schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is derived from the 1997-98 Private School Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Information Dissemination
Russell, Liz – 1999
This informational packet provides guidelines to help schools make the most of their school grounds and contains the following: a handbook; a loose leaf activity pack; videotape; and poster. The handbook provides information on each stage of the school ground development/change process, offers the rationale for improving school grounds, and lists…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries