Sherri Jackson's "Research Methods: A Modular Approach, International Edition" combines a lively writing style with a novel approach to offer a refreshing alternative for the research methods course. Topics are treated in relatively compact units that, though logically sequenced, can be used in any order. The critical thinking theme that threads through the book engages the reader and asks them to continually evaluate evidence. This brief yet comprehensive book covers all the basic principles of research methods in a format that affords maximum flexibility in teaching and while encouraging active learning.
Chapter 1 Thinking Like a Scientist
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 3 Variables
Chapter 4 Descriptive Methods
Chapter 5 Predictive (Relational) Methods
Chapter 6 Explanatory Methods
Chapter 7 Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 8 Inferential Statistics I
Chapter 9 Inferential Statistics II
Chapter 10 APA Communication Guidilines