Evaluating Questions

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Evaluating Questions
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• http//scholar.google.com/
• Text in search box is used to search title,
  abstract, etc
• Can limit searches using
• Advanced scholar search
• can link to PSU library

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WOS_v1
Web of Science (Penn State Database)
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WOS_2
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Psy info
Psych Info (Penn State database)
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Psy info 2
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Questions

• What is the effect of X on Y for Z (as measured
  by)
• What is the effect of (independent variable) on
  (dependent variable) for (sample)
• What is the impact of spelling instruction on
  spelling performance for students with learning
  disabilities

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Independent variable (IV)

• What is manipulated (different)
• The cause
• Usually the intervention
• Describe this fully!
• Terms change
• Gender, age, status can be IV but are not
  manipulated
• What is the relationship between ethnicity
  status and SPLED identification

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Dependent variable (DV)

• What is measured
• The effect
• Can be standardized tests (e.g., IQ, PPVT)
• Can be designed by experimenter

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Generalization

• Measurement of impact of IV
• across environments
• across materials
• across people
• Maintenance
• Measurement of impact of IV across time

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Tetrahedral Model of Learning (Jenkins)
Characteristics of the Learner
Assessment
Content
Instruction
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Characteristics of the learner

• Age
• Gender
• Disability status
• Race/ethnicity
• Prior learning experiences/performance
• Urban/rural, SES,

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Content

• Classroom based/experimental
• Breadth and depth of content coverage

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Instruction

• Instructional approach
• Theory?
• Direct Instruction ? Constructivist? Cognitive
  Science?
• Treatment fidelity
• How do we know they did what they say they did?

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Assessment

• Experimenter developed
• Commercially developed
• Norm-referenced
• Standardized

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Zotero (add-on to Firefox)
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