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ERIC Number: EJ232260
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Observer Bias: A Methodological Consideration in Special Education Research.
Salvia, John A.; Meisel, C. Julius
Journal of Special Education, v14 n2 p261-70 Sum 1980
The authors review the impact of research hypotheses and subject characteristics on the validity of observations. About half of the research articles ran substantial risk of biased observation; in about three-fourths of these articles, no precautions were taken by the researchers to safeguard the validity of their observations. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Experimenter Characteristics, Literature Reviews, Observation, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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