Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ704753
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb-1
Pages: 3
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What the Words Mean: Help for Understanding SBR from the Software & Information Industry Association
T.H.E. Journal, v31 n7 p26 Feb 2004
To appreciate the true impact of scientifically based research on education, it may be useful first to understand the meaning of the various terms that the law employs as part of its definition of SBR (Scientifcally Based Research). The This article presents an explication from a Software & Information Industry Association publication titled "Scientifically Based Research: A Guide for Education Publishers and Developers." Sections covered in the article include: Relevance; Rigor; Systematic; Objective; Reliable; Valid; Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs; and Random Assignment.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Scientific Principles, Industry, Computer Software, Educational Research, Relevance (Education), Research Design
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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