Understanding research in second

Klappentext This text focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning "This book does an excellent job of filling a major gap in the publications in our field... should be a boon to those of us who are concerned about properly training future teachers and applied linguists to critically read and interpret quantitative empirical research." Lyle F. Bachman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Zusammenfassung This text focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Howard B. Altman; Preface; 1. What is research?; 2. Variables; 3. Data organization; 4. Controlling extraneous variables; 5. Critiquing statistical studies; 6. The group and the individuals; 7. Patterns in human behaviour; 8. Statistics for testing; 9. Statistical logic; 10. Correlation; 11. Comparing means; 12. Camparing frequencies; 13. Hands-on critique and posttest; References; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: James Dean Brown, Brown James Dean
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 05.10.1995
• EAN: 9780521315517
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31551-7
• Pages: 240
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 13 mm
• Thème: Cambridge Language Teaching Library
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Livres scolaires pour élèves; English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT: teaching theory & methods