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| Preface | |
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| Research and Practice in Communicative Disorders | |
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| Knowledge Acquisition | |
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| The Scientific Method | |
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| Scientific Theory | |
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| The Conduct of Scientific Research | |
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| The Nature of Research in Communicative Disorders | |
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| Evidence-Based Practice | |
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| Research-Practice Relationships | |
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| The Editorial Process in the Publication of a Research Article | |
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| The Challenge of Cyberspace | |
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| Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Information Sources | |
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| The Knowledge Base of the Reader | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Introduction Section of the Research Article | |
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| The Nature of Technical Writing | |
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| Components of the Introduction | |
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| General Statement of the Problem | |
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| The Rationale for the Study | |
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| Review of the Literature | |
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| Research Questions and Hypotheses | |
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| Limitations of the Study | |
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| Example: Introduction to a Research Study | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluation Checklist: Introduction Section | |
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| Research Strategies in Communicative Disorders | |
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| Quantitative Research | |
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| Variables in Empirical Research | |
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| Experimental Research | |
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| Descriptive Research | |
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| Combined Experimental and Descriptive Research | |
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| The Title of a Quantitative Research Article | |
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| Qualitative Research | |
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| Types of Qualitative Research | |
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| The Title of a Qualitative Research Article | |
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| Mixed-Methods Research | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluation Checklist: The Title | |
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| Research Design in Communicative Disorders | |
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| Quantitative Research Design | |
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| Group Research Designs | |
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| Single-Subject Research Designs | |
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| Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research Design | |
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| Validity Issues in Research Design | |
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| Internal Validity | |
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| External Validity | |
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| Pilot Research | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Method Section of the Research Article | |
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| Components of the Method Section | |
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| Subjects (Participants) | |
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| Materials | |
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| Procedure | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluation Checklist: Method Section | |
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| The Results Section of the Research Article | |
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| Organization of Quantitative Results | |
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| Data Distributions | |
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| Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Some Characteristics of Clear Data Organization | |
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| Data Analysis | |
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| The Normal Curve Model | |
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| Bivariate Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Statistical Significance | |
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| Correlational Analysis | |
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| Inferential Statistics | |
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| Data Display | |
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| Some Characteristics of Clear Data Display | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluation Checklist: Results Section | |
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| The Discussion and Conclusions Section of the Research Article | |
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| Organization of the Discussion and Conclusions Section | |
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| Relationship of the Conclusions to Preceding Parts of the Article | |
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| Relationship of Results to Previous Research | |
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| Limitations of the Research Study | |
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| Implications of the Research Study | |
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| The Abstract of the Research Article | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluation Checklist: Discussion and Conclusions Section | |
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| Evaluating Treatment Efficacy Research | |
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| Evidence-Based Practice | |
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| Generalizability of Research Findings | |
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| Levels of Evidence | |
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| Experimental Designs for Studying Treatment Efficacy | |
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| Pre-Experimental Designs | |
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| Quasi-Experimental Designs | |
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| True Experimental Designs | |
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| Systematic Reviews | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Complete Evaluation Checklist | |
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| A Compendium of Journals in Communicative Sciences and Disorders | |
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| Proclamation of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Health Council | |
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| Index | |