Educational Research: Fundamental Principles and Methods, 8th Edition

For courses in Introduction to Research Methods (Educational Research). Accessible, contemporary, and thoughtful Educational Researcheducates students to become intelligent consumers of educational research and introduces basic research principles to those who may eventually use research in their work. Principles for conducting research and criteria for evaluating its overall credibility are presented in a concise manner, with numerous excerpts from published studies to enable students to learn to read, understand, and evaluate research and to judge the usefulness of the findings for educational practice. A non-technical, engaging, and conversational resource which enhances understanding of, and a positive attitude toward research, this book emphasizes how to conduct research and includes a concise presentation of information, comprehensive summary of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs, and extensive use of excerpts from published studies. A Learning Management System (LMS)-Compatible Assessment Bank provides instructors with a streamlined way to import, assign, and grade quizzes, application exercises, and chapter tests in Blackboard Learn, Canvas, Brightspace by D2L, and Moodle.The text facilitates student learning with the inclusion of chapter objectives, roadmaps and concept maps, study questions, consumer tips, more than 175 examples from published articles, several full-length articles, and author reflections. Educational Research: Fundamental Principles and Methods 8th Edition is written by James H. McMillan and published by Pearson.ISBNs for Educational Research are 9780135770016, 0135770017 and the print ISBNs are 9780135770092, 0135770092. Additional ISBNs for this include 9780135769935.