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Personal Papers of Neil J. Salkind
This collection contains records created and compiled by Neil Salkind, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Kansas from 1973 to 2008. It includes personal and professional correspondence, papers related to Salkind's application to a fellowship through the White House Program, reference material and publications used in coursework, copies of short creative pieces written by Salkind, newspaper clippings about food, correspondence and financial records concerning Salkind's publications and publishing deals, and copies of Salkind's master's thesis and doctoral dissertation.
Exploring Research
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For courses in Experimental Methods and in Research Methods in Political Science and Sociology An informative and unintimidating look at the basics of research in the social and behavioral sciences Exploring Research makes research methods accessible for students – describing how to collect and analyze data, and providing thorough instruction on how to prepare and write a research proposal and manuscript. Author Neil Salkind covers the research process, problem selection, sampling and generalizability, and the measurement process. He al...
Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement
Using his signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. The Third Edition includes a new chapter on item response theory, new sections on neuropsychological testing, new cartoons, and additional end-of-chapter exercises. Free online resources accompany the text to make teaching easier and provide students with the practice tools they need to master the material.
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
"Your book has changed my perception and attitude towards statistics. It is very well written, the language is completely user friendly and the progression of new concepts within each chapter is fantastic. Although my class is only on chapter 5 at this point, I have found my interest in the concepts and order in which you introduce them becoming greater. I thank you with very much appreciation as I was someone who dreaded taking statistics and thought I hated it!" - Jessica Maes, graduate student The Fourth Edition of Neil J. Salkind’s bestselling text introduces students to the fundamentals of basic statistics in an informative, personable, and unintimidating way. The author expertly guides students through various statistical procedures, beginning with basic descriptive statistics and correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques including analysis of variance.
An Introduction to Theories of Human Development
An Introduction to Theories of Human Development provides a comprehensive view of the primary theoretical models of human development including those from the biological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and cognitive developmental perspectives. Along with a brief discussion of a historical background for each of these approaches, this book examines the application of these theories to various aspects of human development, such as the effectiveness of early intervention, individual differences, adolescence, and sociobiology.
Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement
With a signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the table of contents for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction, adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development. An instructor website includes a test bank and PowerPoint slides.
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
This Sixth Edition of Salkind and Frey′s Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Using Microsoft Excel, presents an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is clear, informative, and personable. This edition notably offers Excel 2025 for use in statistical analysis, including updated graphics and coverage of how to use functions and formulas. With improved navigation and a new 4-color format, the book is now offered in the Sage Vantage learning platform with critical thinking tools, practice opportunities, and assessment. A new section on using AI chatbots for statistics will engage readers. Tried and true features such as the "Path to Wisdom and Knowledge" flowcharts help students learn to select the appropriate statistical test in each of the core chapters. With Excel incorporated throughout, the authors guide students through basic and advanced statistical procedures, from correlation and graph creation to analysis of variance, regression, non-parametric tests, and more
Study Guide for Education to Accompany Neil J. Salkind's Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
This Study Guide for introductory statistics courses in education departments is designed to accompany Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Sixth Edition. Extra exercises; activities; and true/false, multiple choice, and essay questions (with answers to all questions) feature education-specific content to help further student mastery of text concepts. A dataset is provided for use with the book at edge.sagepub.com/salkind6e. The dataset contains simulated data to represent a random elementary school in the US. This fictitious elementary school consists of grade K-5 and has traditional classes taught in English as well as Spanish immersion classes. The simulated data represents a set of 70 teachers in this school. The dataset allows students to run various practice exercises in SPSS.
