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Research procedures in speech, language, and hearing
J. FLUENCY DISORD. 9 (1984), 245-246
BOOK REVIEW Research Procedures in Speech, Language, and Hearing. William M. Shearer Baltimore:
Williams
& Wilkins,
1982
Reviewed by LOUIS J. DEMAIO Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Moorhead, Minn.
Sciences, Moorhead State University,
Research Procedures in Speech, Language, and Hearing was developed primarily as a textbook for graduate research methodology courses in the profession of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. It was the author’s intent that the text also be used as a handbook for advising graduate student research, as well as for referencing commonly used statistics. The general format of the text assumes that the reader has had some background in statistics and is now ready to deal with the application of research principles. The book is divided into three major sections. The first section is concerned with the considerations for planning research and covers such topics as types of research, characteristics of research in our profession, and research concepts. The second section deals exclusively with statistical treatments. A variety of commonly used parametric and nonparametric statistics are presented and step-by-step examples are provided for calculating each statistical procedure. The third section, research writing, provides a general outline for organizing the research report with specific suggestions for each section of the report. The text provides basic information about research procedures in a well-organized and written format. Shearer’s discussion of research writing was informative and relevant for the needs of students preparing manuscripts. In this section, he makes many useful recommendations and refers to numerous examples of good writing. The most unique feature of this text is the presentation of commonly used statistics contained in the second section. It is in this section that the author provides an explanation of each procedure using examples from our profession and then step-by-step computational procedures. Graduate students in our profession should find these examples useful and more meaningful than those found in statistical textbooks written for other professions. 0 1984 by Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc. 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017
245 0094-73OX’84/$3 .oO
L. J. DEMAIO Whereas the statistical section of the text presents useful and meaningful information, it is felt that too much emphasis is placed on the statistical aspects of research. The author reports that the text is concerned with the application of research principles instead of basic statistical theory; however, there is not enough discussion and information on the logic of various designs, the application of control for insuring internal and external validity, the relationship between research designs and statistical selection, and the general process for developing research projects. It is for these reasons that the title of this text may be misleading to prospective readers.
BOOK REVIEW Research Procedures in Speech, Language, and Hearing. William M. Shearer Baltimore:
Williams
& Wilkins,
1982
Reviewed by LOUIS J. DEMAIO Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Moorhead, Minn.
Sciences, Moorhead State University,
Research Procedures in Speech, Language, and Hearing was developed primarily as a textbook for graduate research methodology courses in the profession of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. It was the author’s intent that the text also be used as a handbook for advising graduate student research, as well as for referencing commonly used statistics. The general format of the text assumes that the reader has had some background in statistics and is now ready to deal with the application of research principles. The book is divided into three major sections. The first section is concerned with the considerations for planning research and covers such topics as types of research, characteristics of research in our profession, and research concepts. The second section deals exclusively with statistical treatments. A variety of commonly used parametric and nonparametric statistics are presented and step-by-step examples are provided for calculating each statistical procedure. The third section, research writing, provides a general outline for organizing the research report with specific suggestions for each section of the report. The text provides basic information about research procedures in a well-organized and written format. Shearer’s discussion of research writing was informative and relevant for the needs of students preparing manuscripts. In this section, he makes many useful recommendations and refers to numerous examples of good writing. The most unique feature of this text is the presentation of commonly used statistics contained in the second section. It is in this section that the author provides an explanation of each procedure using examples from our profession and then step-by-step computational procedures. Graduate students in our profession should find these examples useful and more meaningful than those found in statistical textbooks written for other professions. 0 1984 by Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc. 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017
245 0094-73OX’84/$3 .oO
L. J. DEMAIO Whereas the statistical section of the text presents useful and meaningful information, it is felt that too much emphasis is placed on the statistical aspects of research. The author reports that the text is concerned with the application of research principles instead of basic statistical theory; however, there is not enough discussion and information on the logic of various designs, the application of control for insuring internal and external validity, the relationship between research designs and statistical selection, and the general process for developing research projects. It is for these reasons that the title of this text may be misleading to prospective readers.