Methodological Advances in Educational Effectiveness Research (Paperback)

Part 1: The State of the Art of Educational Effectiveness: Challenges For Research Methodology 1: Background of Eer 2: Methodological Issues in Educational Effectiveness Research 3: Theory And Research: The Problem of Causality 4: Theory-Driven Evaluation Studies: Establishing Links Between Research, Policy and Practice Part 2: The Contribution of Different Methodological Orientations to the Development of Research and Evaluation on Educational Effectiveness 5: Longitudinal Designs 6: Experimental Studies in Education 7: Applications of Mixed Methods to the Field of Educational Effectiveness Research 8: Using Irt to Measure Outcomes and Factors: An Overview of Irt Models 9: Irt Models: Parameter Estimation, Statistical Testing and Application in Eer 10: Using Generalizability Theory 11: Multilevel Modelling 12: Structural Equation Modelling Techniques 13: Meta-Analyses of Effectiveness Studies Part 3: Methodological Advances And Eer: Retrospect & Prospect 14: Conclusions for the Development of Educational Effectiveness Research