Research Methodologies of School Psychology : Critical Skills.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Section I: Research, Evaluation, and Our Field -- Chapter 1: School Psychology and the Scientific Method -- Origins of Science and School Psychology -- The Scientific Method -- Establishing Causality -- The Profession of School Psychology -- Role of Science in School Psychology -- An Overview of RMSP: Critical Skills -- Chapter 2: Literature Review, Questions, and Hypotheses -- Conducting Literature Reviews -- Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Meta-Analysis -- Summary -- Section 2: Science Begins with Measurement -- Chapter 3: Developing Measures -- Assessment Techniques of School Psychology -- Frameworks for Developing Measures -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Reliability of Scores and the Validity of Inferences -- Exemplary Measure -- Reliability of Scores -- Validity of Inferences -- Additional Considerations -- Argument-Based Approach to Test Validation -- Summary -- Section 3: Research Designs in School Psychology -- Chapter 5: Randomized Control Trials and Quasi-Experimental Designs in School Psychology -- Random Assignment -- Nonrandom Assignment -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Correlational and Causal Comparative Designs in School Psychology -- Correlational Studies versus Causal Comparative Studies -- Limitations of Correlational and Causal Comparative Research -- Precautions about Causal Comparative Research -- Designing a Correlational Research Study -- Designing a Causal Comparative Research Study -- Methods to Reduce the Possibility of Other Explanations for the Variation -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Survey Designs in School Psychology -- Survey Inquiry: An Overview -- Collaborative Survey Development: As a Step-by-Step Process.

Sample Selection and Survey Administration: A Step-by-Step Process -- Data Analysis and Dissemination -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Single-Case Research Designs in School Psychology -- Logic of Single-Case Research Designs -- An Overview of Basic Single-Case Designs -- Benefits and Challenges -- Summary -- Section 4: Drawing Inferences from Data -- Chapter 9: Statistics, Samples, and Populations -- Sampling -- Scales of Measurement -- Descriptive Statistics -- Inferential Statistics -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Research-Related Tasks: Developing Technical Writing Skills -- Research Proposal -- Research Report -- Authorship -- Peer-Review Process -- Conference Proposals: A Special Type of Research Reports -- Structures for Success -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Moving Forward: Conducting Research in a Practicing Profession -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Selecting Empirically Supported Programs -- Theory, Research, and Practice -- Conducting Research as a School Psychologist -- Summary -- References -- Index.

Research Methodologies of School Psychology is a comprehensive, actionable resource that offers graduate students and school psychologists the knowledge and skills to apply key scientific techniques in practice.

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