Text Assignments for Additional Texts for Ed 603.

Three additional texts can be used for the online version of Ed 603.

Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application (Fifth Edition) by L. R. Gay and Peter Airasian, 1996, Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application (Sixth Edition) by L. R. Gay and Peter Airasian, 2000, Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Educational Research: Fundamentals for the Consumer (Fourth Edition) by James H. McMillan, 2004, Allyn and Bacon.

Assignments From These Texts for Ed 603 Topics

Lesson 1. Introduction to Educational Research. Read pages 5-11 & 20-21 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 3-20 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 1-8 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 2. Types of Research Studies. Read pages 11-29 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 8-31 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 9-14 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 3. Selecting a Research Topic. Read pages 35-39 & 66-67 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 37-44 & 77-78 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 28-40 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 4. Conducting a Review of Related Literature. Read pages 39 & 67-71 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 44-65 & 78-79 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 50-67 & 77-103 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 5. Preparing an Outline and Writing the Literature Review. Read pages 55-61 & 71-72 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 65-71 & 80 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 67-75 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 6. Formulation and Statement of a Research Hypothesis. Read pages 61-66 & 72-73 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 71-77 & 80-81 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 40-45 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 7. Developing a Research Plan. Read pages 83-104 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 91-114 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 14-25 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 8. Subjects and Instruments. Read pages 111-123 & 160-176 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 121-133 &178-193 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 105-122 & 149-174 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 9. Historical and Qualitative Research. Read pages 185-191 & 207-212 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 201-207 & 226-231 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 256-288 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 10. Descriptive Research. Read pages 249-263 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 275-293 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 175-182 &194-199 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 11. Correlational Research. Read pages 295-307 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 321-336 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 183-191 & 199-204 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 12. Causal-Comparative Research. Read pages 321-329 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 349-357 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 191-194 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 13. Experimental Research. Read pages 341-345 & 357-389 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 367-371 & 383-411 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 208-209 & 216-235 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 14. Threats to Internal and External Validity. Read pages 345-357 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 371-383 in Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 209-216 in McMillian (2004).

Lesson 15. Preparing the Research Report. Read pages 539-559 in Gay & Airasian (1996) OR Read pages 539-551 Gay & Airasian (2000) OR read pages 293-314 in McMillian (2004).