Schedule

Resources

Syllabus [pdf]

Discussions

Instructors: Dr. Robert Lange and Ms. Rebecca Fiedler
Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:00 to 8:50 pm
email Becky or Dr. Lange

Week 8: Feb. 25

Lecture

• Instruments [pdf]
• ST: ANOVA [pdf]
• QN: Quasi-experimental [pdf]
• QL: Ethnography [pdf]

In-class activity

• Watch video from Ghana
• Play with ANOVA applications

Homework 7

Due March 3

Part 1

Be sure to read the Patten text topics listed on the course schedule.

Part 2

Questions from Patten text.

• p. 60 Questions 1-6
• p. 62 Questions 1-8
• p. 65 Questions 1-7
• p. 69 Questions 1-8
• p. 73 Questions 1-7
• p. 76 Questions 1-6
• p. 78 Questions 1-6

Part 3

Bring in two articles related to your research interest. Be certain to identify the validity and reliability issues in the article. On the copy of the article, label the areas where the authors discuss these issues. There is no need to summarize the full article.

Resources

Instruments

• Overview of Reliability and Validity - Tutorial from Colorado State
• Validity and Reliability (pt. 1) - A broad overview of the topics important to measurement.
• Validity and Reliability (pt. 2) - The different faces of validity.
• Validity and Reliability (pt. 3) - The different faces of reliability.
• ETS Test Collection - a searchable database with information on over 20,000 tests

ANOVA

• One-way ANOVA applet - Requires Java-enabled browser. Use their sample data sets, or create your own. Watch the F-statistic change and see what happens to the significance.
• Instructor Reputation and Teacher Ratings - Presents a case study for use in class. Wait until class to download this SPSS data set for use in class.
• ANOVA Calculator - Want to calculate ANOVA and don't have SPSS handy? This will help!

Ethnography Resources

• Ethnography - Ethnography methods from Penn State.
• Ethnography, Observational Research, and Narrative Inquiry - A tutorial from Colorado State
• Turning an Event Into Field Notes - A RealPlayer video clip from Ghana
• Examples
  • Gang Research from the University of Illinois - Chicago
  • Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education - from Arizona State University, an ethnographic study in Higher Ed. Presents sample interviews.

Discourse Analysis

Political Campaign Buzzwords - from NPR