Reporting What Readers Need to Know about Education Research Measures: A Guide

Title:	Reporting What Readers Need to Know about Education Research Measures: A Guide
Description:	This brief provides five checklists to help researchers provide complete information describing (1) their study's measures; (2) data collection training and quality; (3) the study's reference population, study sample, and measurement timing; (4) evidence of the reliability and construct validity of the measures; and (5) missing data and descriptive statistics. The brief includes an example of parts of a report's methods and results section illustrating how the checklists can be used to check the completeness of reporting.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (284KB)
Cover Date:	September 2014
Web Release:	September 9, 2014
Print Release:	September 9, 2014
Publication #:	REL 2014064 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Kimberly Boller: Mathematica Policy Research; Ellen Eliason Kisker: Twin Peaks Partners, LLC
Type of Product:	Applied Research Methods
Keywords:	Data Interpretation Data Use Educational Research Research Design Research Methodology Statistical Standards and Methodology
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