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| Assigned
Readings Greeno, C.G. (2002) Major alternatives to the classic experimental design. Family Process 41(4), 733-736. Conley, D. (2003) The data in your lap: How to interpret naturally occurring experiments. Chronicle of Higher Education 50(17), p. B20. Solomon, B.R., Draine, P., DeMoya, J. & Wickrema, R. (1998) Design-based evaluations: Process studies, experiments and quasi-experiments. Scandanavian Journal of Social Welfare 7, 126-131. Gersten, R., Baker, S. & Lloyd, J.W. (2000) Designing high-quality research in special education: group experimental design Journal of Special Education 34(1), 2-18. Recommended Readings Discussion Guide Other Advance Preparation Come to class prepared to
answer the questions on this Guide
to Data Analysis for Experiments & Quasi-Experiments |
| Assignment Assignment 7: Experiments & Quasi-Experiments |
| Research
Reports Quasi-Experimental Designs The same caveats apply to this list as the list for experimental designs -- may have a weak theoretical foundation, may lack a specific discussion of the theoretical foundation, could even be misidentified in terms of design. However, it's a place to start. |