This toolkit offers education research tips, resources, and tools on research design, theory & frameworks, methodologies, instrumentation, human subjects, and data management.
Research Design
- Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development (2013) | IES and NSF
- Doing Research: A New Researcher's Guide (2023) | James Hiebert, Jinfa Cai, Stephen Hwang, Anne K. Morris, and Charles Hohensee
- Posing Fundable Questions in Mathematics and Science Education (2020) | Article by Karen D. King, Robert J. Ochsendorf, Gregg E. A. Solomon, and Finbarr C. Sloane
- Spotlights on Project Design & Implementation | CADRE
- Select Citations/Resources on Design-based Research | Curated by CADRE co-PI Terrell Morton
- The Value of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Research: Webinar Recording & Slides (2022) | EQR Hub
- Using Video in Education Research | CADRE Learning Series
Theory & Frameworks
Methodologies
- CADRE Learning Series: Designing Case Study Research (2022) | CADRE
- NEW! Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Survey Design and Methodology: Workshop Slides (Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3) and Nonresponse Bias Calculator with Example (2022) | EQR Hub
- Methodology Webinar Series Designed for the DRK-12 Program | AIR
Topics:- Evidence Standards for Evaluating Math and Science Programs (2019)
- Measuring Program Implementation (2019)
- Systematic Literature Reviews (2020)
- Meta-Analytic Techniques (2020)
- Social Network Analysis (2020)
- A Primer for Analyzing Nested Data: Multilevel Modeling in SPSS using an Example from a REL Study (2014) | Article by Laura O’Dwyer and Caroline Parker
- Citations/Resources on Positionality | Curated by CADRE co-PI Terrell Morton
- Quantitative Methods Guides | IES
- Methods and Approaches Video Training Recordings | IES
Instrumentation
- Compendium of Research Instruments for STEM Education (2012, addendum 2013) | CADRE
- Datasets and Tools | IES
- Ten Steps in Scale Development and Reporting: A Guide for Researchers (2018) | Article by Serena Miller-Carpenter
Human Subjects Research
Data Management
- Data Management for NSF EHR Directorate Proposals | NSF
- Data Management Planning | ATE Central