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Studying this chapter should enable you to:
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Name three types of surveys conducted in educational research. |
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Explain the purpose of surveys. |
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Explain the difference between a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. |
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Describe how survey research differs from other types of research. |
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Describe briefly how mail surveys, telephone surveys, and face-to-face interviews differ and state two advantages and disadvantages of each type. |
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Describe the most common pitfalls in developing survey questions. |
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Explain the difference between a closed-ended and open-ended question. |
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Name two threats to instrument validity that can affect survey results. Explain how such threats can be controlled. |
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Describe possible threats to internal validity in survey research. |
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Recognize an example of survey research when you come across it in the educational literature. |