Observing children in their natural worlds : a methodological primer / / Anthony D. Pellegrini ; with John Hoch and Frank J. Symons
| Observing children in their natural worlds : a methodological primer / / Anthony D. Pellegrini ; with John Hoch and Frank J. Symons |
| Autore | Pellegrini Anthony D. |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.407/23 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HochJohn
SymonsFrank James <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Child psychology - Research - Methodology
Observation (Psychology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-23679-1
0-203-10175-8 1-283-85232-2 1-136-23680-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; OBSERVING CHILDREN IN THEIR NATURAL WORLDS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Author; Preface to the Third Edition; Chapter 1 The "Whys" and "Whens" of Observational Methods; Good Descriptions: Or, Maximizing Reliability and Validity; "Mere Description"?; Using Observational Methods in Educational, Child, and Developmental Psychology; Summary and a Preview of What Follows; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 2 Science, Psychology, and Research; What is Science?; Scientific Inquiry; Summary; What Scientific Psychology is Not
What are the Goals of Psychological Research?Science as Experiment; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 3 Ethics in Research; What's Ethical and Unethical Behavior Fraud?; Social Responsibility and Scientific Fraud; Authorship, Plagiarism/Self-Plagiarism, and "Salami Science"; Research Data Management; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 4 Choosing a Perspective: Qualitative-Insider/Quantitative-Outsider Distinctions; Naturalistic Study: Individuals in Context; Transaction Between Individuals and Context; Basic Differences: The Etic-Emic Contrast The Outsider Perspective: EthologyThe Emic Case: Ethnography; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 5 Asking the Research Question: Implications for Design and Specification in Observational Research; Clear Questions and Hypotheses; The Laboratory or the Field?; Observer Bias; Replication; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 6 Initial Considerations: Entering the Field, Looking Around, and Refining the Plan; Taking the First Steps into the Field; Becoming Familiar with Infra-Structural Personnel; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 7 Coming Up With Categories Category Choice/Formation as a Theoretical ActA Sad Tale of Inappropriate Borrowing (with apologies to Beatrix Potter); From Questions to Categories; The Specific Category System; Two Examples of Category System Development; Measuring Categories; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 8 Measuring Behavior and Rules for Sampling and Recording; Measuring Behavior; Rules to Live by: Sampling and Recording Behavior; Recording Rules; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 9 Reliability; Reliability, Error, and Consistency; Sources of Variation Estimating Reliability, and Reliability CoefficientsIntra- and Inter-Observer Reliability: Determining It; Intra-Observer Reliability; Inter-Observer Reliability; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 10 Validity; Types of Validity; Content Validity; Criterion-Related Validity; Construct Validity; Validity: Molar and Molecular Categories; Threats to Validity of Observational Scores; Validity in Experimental Design; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 11 Indirect Observational Methods; Why and When to Use Indirect Methods; Diaries; Rating Scales Remote/Spot Sampling Using Telephones and Audiorecorders |
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| New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Observing children in their natural worlds : a methodological primer / / Anthony D. Pellegrini ; with John Hoch and Frank J. Symons
| Observing children in their natural worlds : a methodological primer / / Anthony D. Pellegrini ; with John Hoch and Frank J. Symons |
| Autore | Pellegrini Anthony D. |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.407/23 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HochJohn
SymonsFrank James <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Child psychology - Research - Methodology
Observation (Psychology) |
| ISBN |
1-136-23679-1
0-203-10175-8 1-283-85232-2 1-136-23680-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; OBSERVING CHILDREN IN THEIR NATURAL WORLDS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Author; Preface to the Third Edition; Chapter 1 The "Whys" and "Whens" of Observational Methods; Good Descriptions: Or, Maximizing Reliability and Validity; "Mere Description"?; Using Observational Methods in Educational, Child, and Developmental Psychology; Summary and a Preview of What Follows; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 2 Science, Psychology, and Research; What is Science?; Scientific Inquiry; Summary; What Scientific Psychology is Not
What are the Goals of Psychological Research?Science as Experiment; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 3 Ethics in Research; What's Ethical and Unethical Behavior Fraud?; Social Responsibility and Scientific Fraud; Authorship, Plagiarism/Self-Plagiarism, and "Salami Science"; Research Data Management; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 4 Choosing a Perspective: Qualitative-Insider/Quantitative-Outsider Distinctions; Naturalistic Study: Individuals in Context; Transaction Between Individuals and Context; Basic Differences: The Etic-Emic Contrast The Outsider Perspective: EthologyThe Emic Case: Ethnography; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 5 Asking the Research Question: Implications for Design and Specification in Observational Research; Clear Questions and Hypotheses; The Laboratory or the Field?; Observer Bias; Replication; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 6 Initial Considerations: Entering the Field, Looking Around, and Refining the Plan; Taking the First Steps into the Field; Becoming Familiar with Infra-Structural Personnel; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 7 Coming Up With Categories Category Choice/Formation as a Theoretical ActA Sad Tale of Inappropriate Borrowing (with apologies to Beatrix Potter); From Questions to Categories; The Specific Category System; Two Examples of Category System Development; Measuring Categories; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 8 Measuring Behavior and Rules for Sampling and Recording; Measuring Behavior; Rules to Live by: Sampling and Recording Behavior; Recording Rules; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 9 Reliability; Reliability, Error, and Consistency; Sources of Variation Estimating Reliability, and Reliability CoefficientsIntra- and Inter-Observer Reliability: Determining It; Intra-Observer Reliability; Inter-Observer Reliability; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 10 Validity; Types of Validity; Content Validity; Criterion-Related Validity; Construct Validity; Validity: Molar and Molecular Categories; Threats to Validity of Observational Scores; Validity in Experimental Design; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 11 Indirect Observational Methods; Why and When to Use Indirect Methods; Diaries; Rating Scales Remote/Spot Sampling Using Telephones and Audiorecorders |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786579603321 |
Pellegrini Anthony D.
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| New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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