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SCED552

Research resources

Date Added to MERLOT:: July 28, 2006
Created by:: Nancy J. Pelaez
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Collection Content

California Ed-data (Reference Material)
California Educational and Demographic Profiles (Reference Material)
Doing educational research and evaluation using the Practitioner Research and Evaluation Skills (PREST) (Tutorial)

Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Essential Science: Earth and Space Science (Presentation)
Essential Science for Teachers: Life Science (Presentation)
Physical Science - Essential Science for Teachers (Presentation)
APA Style Essentials (Reference Material)
Citation Machine (Reference Material)

APA format
Online Evaluation Resource Library: Teacher Education (Tutorial)
Explorations in Learning and Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Debate (Reference Material)
Science Questions: NAEP the Nation's Report Card (Quiz/Test)
Performance Assessment Links in Science (Quiz/Test)
Instructional Design and Learning Theory (Presentation)
Edutopia Online (Collection)
Cognitive Development and Intelligence (Tutorial)
Classroom Assessment Techniques (Assessment Tool)
Inside US Math and Science Classrooms (Case Study)
Ideas previas (Reference Material)
American Educational Research Association Electronic (AERA) Electronic Journals in the Field of Education (Reference Material)
Science Classroom Survey Instruments (Quiz/Test)
ERIC/AE Test Locator (Reference Material)

links to ETS and buros test search functions
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) (Quiz/Test)

The mirror site at the FLAG link is quite a good way to find valid and reliable measuring instruments!
Sense About Science: Promoting an evidence-based approach to scientific issues (Reference Material)
Writing Multiple Choice Test Items (Reference Material)
Math and Science Classroom and Professional Development Observation Protocols (Quiz/Test)
National Survey of Student Engagement (Quiz/Test)

Use this as a source for sample items to use with a demographic survey
Concept Cartoons About Evolution (Quiz/Test)
Harvard-Smithsonian Digital Video Library (HSDVL) (Presentation)

This web site includes videos with interviews of students using questions that reveal misconceptions.
California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) (Reference Material)
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) (Quiz/Test)
WebGURU: a Guide to Research for Undergraduates (Reference Material)

Also useful for grad students who attend meetings.
Assessing Student Engagement Rates (Quiz/Test)
Periodicals in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) (Reference Material)
Student and Teacher Conceptions and Science Education (STCSE) (Collection)
TIMSS Internet Resources: Report at the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (Simulation)

Follow the link "For Educators" to find a variety of resources created by NCES to make the TIMSS curriculum and... More
Confidence Intervals for Effect Sizes in Social Science or Education Research (Reference Material)
Effect Size Calculators (Presentation)
The Saguaro Seminar - evaluation of organizations and social capital (Reference Material)
Molecular Workbench (Animation)

Uses a variety of models to encourage science learning through visualization of the minute and abstract world of atoms... More
Research, Views About Sciences Survey (VASS) and physics learning evaluation instruments (Quiz/Test)