Instructional Technology Resources



Updated 03/15/2004	Research & Evaluation is the often-dreaded course work, sometimes seen as the "weed out" courses in doctoral study. This is really far from the case. The feared research area is often the victim of apprehensions associated with statistics. The good news is that this is the home of the "d" words -- doctoral dissertation, the capstone product that marks the accomplishment of the terminal degree (and contrary to some opinion, it doesn't kill you!). There is more good news: there are many excellent supportive resources on this topic online and I have developed this listing with the reluctant researcher in mind. Here you will find links to data (you must have data!), statistics (another word for data!), research methods, helpful software tools to understand, analyze data, and online handbooks. Speaking of books, there are many devoted to research. My latest textbook read is The Practice of Social Research by Babbie (10th Edition, 2004). I highly recommend this text because it explains research clearly and is written for humans (a comforting thought, eh?). As with many textbooks these days, there is a companion Web page. \| Methods \| Software \| Handbooks \| Other Resources \| Back to Main Page \| Data Sources (Statistics) FedStats -- Statistics from the U.S. Government for over 100 Federal Agencies U.S. Census Bureau -- U.S. population statistics National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Population Reference Bureau ChildStats About Statistics & Research Methods Resources for Qualititative Research -- University of GA -- part of a Web ring on the topic Qualitative Research Web Sites from The Qualititative Report -- Journal: Nova Southeastern University Electronic Roadmap for Evaluation -- an interesting map with helpful links to resources Statistical Good Practice Guidelines -- downloadable brochures on a variety of topics How to Conduct A Survey Statistical Clearinghouse Reference Materials -- sample size calculator and other interesting items How Polls Are Conducted -- from the Gallup people Statistics at Square One StatNotes -- an online textbook Statistics: Power from Data -- an online textbook StatPrimer, v. 6 -- an online public domain stat manual The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics The World Wide Web Virtual Library:Evaluation Brief Introduction to Sampling Informative Presentation of Tables, Graphs, and Statistics How to Write A Scholarly Research Report Key Informant Interviews -- how to A Manual for the Use of Focus Groups Martin Ryder's Action Research Page \| Top \| Data Sources\| Methods \| Software \| Handbooks \| Other Resources \| \| Back to Main Page \| Helpful Software Data Presentation: Create a Graph online Listing of Free Statistical Software SPSS Analyse-It -- Plug in software for Microsoft Excel Statistical Education Through Problem Solving (STEPS) Excel Instructions: Statistics Online Handbooks User-friendly Handbook of Mixed-Method Evaluations (National Science Foundation) SurfStat -- an online statistics textbook from the University of Newcastle, Australia Research Methods Tutorials -- written by Cornell students Introduction to Data Collection and Analysis StatSoft -- an electronic textbook Hyperstat -- an online introductory textbook The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice A Guide to Report Writing Qualitative Methods Workbook Introduction to Qualitative Research \| Top \| Data Sources\| Methods \| Software \| Handbooks \| Back to Main Page \| Other Resources Tests Online -- Buros Institute ETS TestLink Evaluation Checklists Statistics Internet Library Rubrics & Online Survey Resources (M. Burmeister)