Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders (6th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0137151551 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I intend to continue with this book for the time being. I think the writing style and examples are perfect for students just learning how to critically evaluate research." -- Elaine Shuey, East Stroudsburg University "I have been using this text (from the first through fifth edition) ever since I started teaching this course in 1984. I believe it is a solid text — I continue to use portions of it in my lectures and power point presentations." -- James Mahshie, Gallaudet University
Robert F. Orlikoff, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at West Virginia University. He has extensive experience as a researcher, clinician, and educator and has served as an associate editor and reviewer for several journals in communicative sciences and
With an emphasis on scientific principals and scientific inquiry, this richly illustrated and interactive text provides a solid foundation for clinical practice for all levels of readers by linking research information on treatment efficacy to direct clinical applications. The sixth edition of Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders has been reorganized to reflect the structure typically found in a research articles. A carefully organized and engaging comprehensive guide to analyzing research articles. Extensively revised and updated in its sixth edition, Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders teaches both students and practitioners to read, understand, and evaluate research published in communicative sciences and disorders journals. Accompanied by helpful tables and figures, each chapter begins with an outline and concludes with a list of key terms and a newly developed set of study questions.
if you're coming from a research background jb I was less impressed with this book than most other reviewers. I am used to excellent research methods textbooks in medicine, with which I compared this book. Chapter 3 is an excellent one to show its relative weakness. The distinction between "descriptive" and "experimental" research alternates incoherently between the latter being the "only" way to assess causal associations, to a "better" way to assess causal associations. Can one make caus. W. Wilson said Very informative, but boring. This book is really wordy and difficult to read because it is really dry. The only positive aspect of the book is the research articles that are recommended at the end of each chapter. They really help to pull all the points of the chapter together.. Great resource This books serves as an excellent resource for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of research methods in the field of communicative disorders. It is clear and concise with lots of great examples. Recommend it for any grad student looking to better understand research.