EDRM 700
Introduction to Research in Education |
The objective of this course is to teach students how to critically read
educational research. My emphasis is on empirically-based group studies, though I also
give some attention to the basics of other methods. I'm a proponent of theoretically-based
experimental studies, so my emphases reflects this bias. This is a good course to take
early in the sequence of graduate courses. |
EDRM 710
Educational Statistics I |
This is a first course in statistics as applied to educational,
behavioral, and sociological investigation. Topics cover descriptive and inferential
methods for one- and two-sample studies. My approach is to integrate methods with a
research context. In this spirit, the homework accompanying each class involves preparing
a report to answer research questions using the supplied data. |
EDRM 711
Educational Statistics II |
This is the sequel to Educational Statistics I. In this course we consider
methods for multi-sample studies, as well as studies that employ multiple explanatory
variables. I emphasize the estimation of effects for the research questions of interest. I
believe that these usually involve comparisons of pairs of groups, so I put a great deal
of emphasis on so-called multiple comparison procedures. |
EDRM 712
Nonparametric Statistics |
This course introduces data analytic methods that do
not require the strict assumptions of common parametric procedures. The
presented methods parallel those presented in EDRM 711 and EDRM 712. This
course is especially beneficial to those who will work with small or
"messy" data sets. |
