Research Methods and Statistics News & Updates

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   Single Case Research in Schools

   Single Case Research in Schools addresses and examines the variety of cutting-edge issues in single case research (SCR) in educational settings. Featuring simple and practical techniques for aggregating data for evidence-based practices, the book delves into methods of selecting behaviors of interest and measuring them reliably. 

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   Bestselling titles now available in paperback

   Paperbacks Direct are topical books that represent the best of our cutting-edge hardback publishing in a paperback format and price. Check out which of our Paperbacks Direct are publishing this month.

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   How Open Access will change Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

   In a major contribution to the era-defining debate, this full Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry offers a range of views on how the Open Access Science movement will impact the study and practice of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.
   
   Click here to read the FREE Special Issue in full.

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   Handbook of Automated Essay Evaluation: Current Applications and New Directions

   This comprehensive, interdisciplinary handbook reviews the latest methods and technologies used in Automated Essay Evaluation (AEE) methods and technologies. Highlights include the latest in the evaluation of performance-based writing assessments and recent advances in the teaching of writing, language testing, cognitive psychology, and computational linguistics.

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   You can still order from the BPS Annual Conference 2013 Catalog at a 20% discount

   Did you make it to Harrogate to the British Psychological Society Annual Conference 2013? You can still order from this catalog at a 20% discount! Find out how here.

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   Frontiers of Test Validity Theory: Measurement, Causation, and Meaning

   This book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences by exploring three fundamental problems: measurement, causation and meaning. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives receive attention along with unresolved issues. The authors explore how measurement is conceived from both the classical and modern perspectives.

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   Check Out Our Psychology Revivals 2013 Online Catalog

   We have put together this online catalog filled with Psychology Revivals published by Psychology Press and Routledge.

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   Handbook of Test Security

   High stakes tests are the gatekeepers to many educational and professional goals. As such, the incentive to cheat is high. This Handbook is the first to offer insights from experts within the testing community, psychometricians, and policymakers to identify and develop best practice guidelines for the design of test security systems for a variety of testing genres.

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   Modern Research Methods for the Study of Behavior in Organizations

   The goal for the chapters in this book SIOP Organizational Frontiers series volume is to challenge researchers to break away from the rote application of traditional methodologies and to capitalize upon the wealth of data collection and analytic strategies available to them.

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    Author Mo Wang wins APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology

    Routledge author Mo Wang has recently been selected as a recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of applied research.

    Dr. Wang will be presented with a formal personalized award citation along with a $1,000 prize to be shared with Dr. Andres De Los Reyes of the University of Maryland at the APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31-August 4, 2013. An announcement of all APA award recipients will also be printed in the May 2013 APA Monitor.

    We congratulate Dr.Wang on this great honor!

    For more information on the APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, click here