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NAECR Knowledge: Best practices, considerations for using publicly available data sets

Lorey Wheeler, CYFS research associate professor, answers a question during the Feb. 27 NAECR Knowledge event examining how to access and use publicly available data sets for early childhood research.
Lorey Wheeler, MAP Academy co-director and research associate professor, answers a question during the Feb. 27 NAECR Knowledge event, “Accessing and Using Publicly Available Data Sets.”

A wide range of data sets is publicly available to researchers in all fields. But some are easier to access than others.

More than 20 early childhood researchers gathered in person and via videoconference Feb. 27 for the NAECR Knowledge event, “Accessing and Using Publicly Available Data Sets.” Natalie Koziol and Lorey Wheeler of the MAP Academy discussed the best ways to access and use publicly available data sets. They particularly emphasized how to effectively utilize early childhood data sets. Full Article

Video available for MAP Academy presentation featuring Natalie Koziol

Natalie Koziol, CYFS research assistant professor, leads a Methodology Applications Series presentation Feb. 7 in the Nebraska Union.
Natalie Koziol, CYFS research assistant professor, leads a Methodology Applications Series presentation Feb. 7 in the Nebraska Union.

Natalie Koziol, CYFS research assistant professor, led a Feb. 7 presentation in the Spring 2020 Methodology Applications Series. Her presentation, “Pursuing Causal Inferences in the Absence (or Failure) of Random Assignment: An Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis,” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available for Ed Daly presentation

Ed Daly, professor of educational psychology, leads a Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series presentation on single-case experimental designs.
Ed Daly, professor of educational psychology, leads a Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series presentation on single-case experimental designs.

Ed Daly, professor of educational psychology, led a Nov. 15 presentation in the Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series. His presentation, “Single-Case Experimental Designs: Can You Really Conduct a True Experiment With So Few Participants?” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available for James Bovaird presentation

James Bovaird, director of the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometric, leads a Sept. 20 presentation as part of the Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series.
James Bovaird, director of the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, leads a Sept. 20 presentation as part of the Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series.

James Bovaird, director of the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, led the first presentation of the Fall 2019 Methodology Applications Series Sept. 20.

His presentation, “Cluster Randomized Trials in Education: Lessons Learned, Migraines Overcome, and Crises Averted,” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available for Marc Goodrich presentation

Marc Goodrich, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, leads a March 29 Methodology Applications Series presentation at the Nebraska Union.
Marc Goodrich, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, leads a March 29 Methodology Applications Series presentation at the Nebraska Union.

Marc Goodrich, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, led a March 29 presentation in the 2018-19 Methodology Applications Series. His presentation, “Addressing One Research Question Using Multiple Methodological Approaches,” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available of Spring 2019 Emerging Scholar Workshop research presentation

Tim Guetterman, applied research methodologist at the University of Michigan, leads a March 7 research presentation to kick off the MAP Academy’s Spring 2019 Emerging Scholar Series.
Tim Guetterman, applied research methodologist and co-director of the University of Michigan’s Mixed Methods Program, leads a March 7 research presentation at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center.

Tim Guetterman, applied research methodologist and co-director of the Michigan Mixed Methods Program, led the Spring 2019 Emerging Scholar Workshop hosted by CYFS’ Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics.

The event’s March 7 research presentation, “Training and Assessing Communication Skills Using Virtual Human Technology: A Mixed Methods Investigation,” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available for Jared Stevens presentation

Jared Stevens, graduate research assistant in educational psychology, leads a Feb. 1 Methodology Applications Series presentation on the data collection platform Qualtrics.
Jared Stevens, graduate research assistant in educational psychology, leads a Feb. 1 Methodology Applications Series presentation on the data collection platform Qualtrics.

Jared Stevens, graduate research assistant in educational psychology, led the first spring semester presentation of the 2018-19 Methodology Applications Series Feb. 1.

His presentation, “Collecting Your Own Data: Improving Data Quality through Qualtrics Survey Design,” is now available on video. Full Article

Video available for James Bovaird presentation

James Bovaird, MAP Academy director, leads a Nov. 30 Methodology Applications Series presentation.
James Bovaird, MAP Academy director, leads a Nov. 30 Methodology Applications Series presentation.

James Bovaird, director of the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, led the first presentation of the 2018-19 Methodology Applications Series Nov. 30.

His presentation, “Adaptation in the Social, Behavioral and Education Sciences: Implications for Measurement, Evaluation and Intervention,” is now available on video. Full Article