Statistical Techniques in "Aerj" Articles, 1979-1983

The Preparation of Graduate Students to Read the Educational Research Literature

Bibliographic Data

ID9730632
AuthorsLaura D Goodwin (0000-0002-9118-4620, corresponding author), William L Goodwin
Year1985
Volume14
Issue2
Pages5
Publication date1985-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1174902
OpenAlexW4231906577
LanguageEN
Citations received5

search findings. Twenty-seven types of technique were identified and further classi fied as "basic, “ "intermediate, “ or "advanced " level, in terms of typical statistics course progression. Of the "major " techniques, 33%, 37%, and 17 % were basic, intermediate, and advanced level, respectively. A review of statistics texts currently in use revealed that basic texts predominate and that the content coverage in both the basic- and intermediate-level texts generally matched well the techniques found in the AERJ articles. The findings suggest that students with both a basic- and intermediate-level knowledge of statistics would understand most of the techniques encountered in AERJ. Other topics addressed included an examination of trends in use of statistical techniques over time, and a comparison of AERJ techniques with those used in a sample of Journal of Educational Psychology (JEP) articles for the same time period. This article surveys the statistical techniques used in the American Educational Research Journal

Educational research · Graduate students · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Research methodology · Sociology · Statistical analysis · Statistics · Mathematics · Psychology · Statistics Education and Methodologies