studies of statistical descriptions of how closely two variables are related
What are correlational studies?
100
a relationship between two variables in which the two increase or decrease together
What is positive correlation?
100
systematic observations or tests of methods conducted by teachers or schools to improve teaching or learning for their students
What is action research?
100
people or animals studied
What are subjects?
100
not likely to be a chance occurrence
What is random?
200
studies in which in which the researcher manipulates the independent variable
What are experimental studies?
200
a relationship between two variables in which a high value on one is associated with a low value on the other
What is negative correlation?
200
a descriptive approach to research that focuses on life within a group and tries to understand the meaning of events to the people involved
What is ethnography?
200
without any definite pattern
What is statistically significant?
200
the consistency or stability of test scores
What is reliable?
300
studies that collect detailed information about specific situations, often using observation, surveys, interviews, recordings, or a combination of these methods
What are descriptive studies?
300
a method for conducting descriptive research in which the researcher becomes a participant in the situation in order to better understand life in that group
What is participant observation?
300
systematic interventions to study effects with one person, often by applying and then withdrawing a treatment
What is single subject?
300
the accuracy of the inferences, interpretations, or actions made on the basis of test scores
What is valid?
400
intensive studies of one person or one situation
What are case studies?
400
thoughtful and inventive
What is reflective?
500
detailed observation and analysis of changes in a cognitive process as the process unfolds over a several day or several week period of time
What are microgenetic studies?
500
integrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions