Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders - Hardcover

Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders explains and discusses how to read, understand, and evaluate research published in communicative sciences and disorders journals.

Organized into three parts, Part I introduces the basic principles for evaluating research. Part II describes each component of the research article using actual journal excerpts as examples. Part III provides two complete articles plus an evaluation checklist to guide the student through the evaluation process.

Numerous examples from current research are incorporated throughout the text to present and clarify ideas. The book is richly illustrated with tables and figures and includes many study questions to lead students through primary sources in the research literature.

Highlights of the Fifth Edition

• Up-to-date references to current research, including journal excerpts and articles, provide a solid base for student discussion.
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• Numerous updated research examples keep the text current and competitive.

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This study offers an overview of the research process, common strategies and designs employed in communicative disorders research, and the organization and analysis of research data. Introducing basic principles of research evaluation, the book analyzes specific examples taken from recent research literature and analyzes them according to the main sections of a research journal article: introduction, method, results and conclusions. It then presents three complete research articles for evaluation.