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Features

• Careful organization of the text aids in the learning process.

• Focus on evaluation of research by the consumer rather than on the conduct of research by the producer helps to prepare students for clinical practice.

• Utilization of study questions to guide student projects for each chapter in Part I.

• Evaluation checklists are included in Part II and Part III.

• Up-to-date references to current research, including journal excerpts and articles, provide a solid base for student discussion.

• Emphasis on scientific principles and inquiry sets the grounds for students (Ch. 1).

• Comparison of single-subject and group designs clarifies advantages and disadvantages of single-subject research (Ch. 3).

• Information on treatment efficacy links research to direct clinical applications (Ch. 5).

New To This Edition

• New material throughout the book on the following topics: research basis for evidence-based practice; effect size; levels of evidence; phases of clinical trials; and research integrity.
• Part II contains numerous updated research examples, keeping the text current & competitive.

Table of Contents

Preface.

I. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING RESEARCH.

II. EVALUATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF RESEARCH ARTICLE.

III. EVALUATION OF THE COMPLETE RESEARCH ARTICLE: TWO EXAMPLES.

Courses

Research Methods  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Audiology Research  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)

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• Evaluating Research in Communicative Disorders, 6/E
  Schiavetti, Metz & Orlikoff
  ©2011  |  Allyn & Bacon  |  Cloth; 456 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0137151551  |  ISBN-13: 9780137151554
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  <>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. With an emphasis on scientific principles 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. 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.

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Organized into three parts, Part I introduces the basic principles for evaluating research. Part II describes each component of the research article using actual journal excerpts as examples. Part III provides two complete articles plus an evaluation checklist to guide the student through the evaluation process.

Numerous examples from current research are incorporated throughout the text to present and clarify ideas. The book is richly illustrated with tables and figures and includes many study questions to lead students through primary sources in the research literature.

Highlights of the Fifth Edition

• Up-to-date references to current research, including journal excerpts and articles, provide a solid base for student discussion.
• New material throughout the book addresses research basis for evidence-based practice, effect size, levels of evidence, phases of clinical trials, and research integrity.
• Numerous updated research examples keep the text current and competitive.

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