Look for References and Get Organized
Professor Strothmann, our librarian, created a guide on how to search for resources/references in education:
http://guides.ou.edu/education
If you want to store and organize citations and PDFs, try using Zotero. This free [only extra online storage costs] program saves to a web-based app for automatic updates and easy use on multiple devices. You can also share a source library with collaborators:
https://www.zotero.org/
Professor Strothmann has a guide to using Zotero:
http://guides.ou.edu/ld.php?content_id=44866747
Research Methods
Presenting Your Research: Is it your first time presenting at a conference?
We have a great OU poster template here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCcbz0XMmiABcbVhOu-wImeyTcFv16ro/view?usp=sharing
Here is an alternative template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bsxxagaXuQj9Tp9cReeX3h8XDmouqzi0/view
QUANTITATIVE Resources
"What analysis might I need to use?": https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/other/mult-pkg/whatstat/
General blog about research: http://www.raulpacheco.org/blog/
Dr. Crowson wrote a fantastic book on quantitative analysis. You can access it here for free! https://sites.google.com/view/statisticsfortherealworldagent/home
Youtube tutorials we recommend for using SPSS to do analyses
- Cleaning data and getting ready to analyze: https://youtu.be/Ik4Dyn8e8vA
- Running descriptive statistics: https://youtu.be/6bzHHmSKCbs
- Doing a simple Pearson correlation: https://youtu.be/VOI5IlHfZVE
- Linear Regression: https://youtu.be/0AGLdgUtIJg
- Multiple Regression: https://youtu.be/IWYENu0kCYE
- Hierarchical Regression: https://youtu.be/pkM4nXvP5Bo
- t-tests (independent sample): https://youtu.be/8alv3kZt8Ug
- t-test (paired sample): https://youtu.be/MJGk2sg4EZU
- ANOVA: https://youtu.be/_btBuD3LIsM
- MANOVA: https://youtu.be/3pzCa4Whv74
Dr. Crowson also has many valuable videos about using R Statistical Software. Please see below for videos he gave us permission to share:
Introduction to R for statistical analyses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HKHXvxHp-3ciDb4zf5E37f2PewDnPqwa/view?usp=sharing
- Hierarchical multiple regression in R: https://youtu.be/h_laZh8B5IU
- Variable selection procedures in R: https://youtu.be/6HCJGYYCPR0
- Multiple regression in R (basics): https://youtu.be/MIH5Ng2AkBc
- Binary logistic regression: https://youtu.be/DMAdIdUHpZY
- Multilevel regression using 'lme' package: https://youtu.be/LzAwEKrn2Mc / https://youtu.be/8r9bUKUVecc
- Analysis of panel data in R using Generalized Estimating Equations: https://youtu.be/LccuAmazHLw
- Obtaining citation info from packages: https://youtu.be/_H1xjyHvDFI
- Moderated Multiple Regression: https://youtu.be/79wQLpQuMi0
Structural equation modeling in R (using lavaan package)
- Path analysis / introduction (video 1): https://youtu.be/QP-v6RwsZjY
- Path analysis / Testing indirect and total effects (video 2): https://youtu.be/_tTPHt4cPwI
- Path analysis / Assessing and managing multivariate nonnormality (video 3): https://youtu.be/HvYW_GeHpD8
- Path analysis / FIML with missing data (video 4): https://youtu.be/vOByFfZBcog
- Latent growth curve modeling: https://youtu.be/4vV47K_L4Ak
- Multilevel mediation: https://youtu.be/GZMXEq7GPvY
QUALITATIVE Resources
An annotated bibliography of qualitative research resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_W-g-yEiIWBZDaIWJCLSFmHuhgQXPgwo/view?usp=sharing
Qualitative research books: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-wcJpJbcsXwmnDNuhoztJvyoEbtDyjXZ/view?usp=sharing
Youtube instructional modules for the fundamentals of qualitative research methods (provided by Dr. Leslie Curry, Yale University, Global Health Leadership Institute)
- What is qualitative research: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wbdN_sLWl88
- Developing a qualitative research question: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_0HxMpJsm0I
- Interviews: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6PhcglOGFg8
- Focus groups: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cCAPz14yjd4&t=303s
- Data analysis: https://youtube.com/watch?v=opp5tH4uD-w
- Scientific rigor: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7m0LVHK8a94
Academic Writing
The following are suggested resources for proofreading and formatting:
APA and Writing Style Guides
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition (eBook Only)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables (Book)
Displaying Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Figures, Posters, and Presentations
Reporting Quantitative Research in Psychology: How to Meet APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards, Second Edition Revised(Book)
Woe Is I, third edition, by Patricia T. O’Conner
APA Style Blog:
Purdue OWL Writing Lab APA Style Guide:
- https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
- https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa6_style/apa_style_introduction.html
- https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10
Writing Consultations for Graduate Students & Postdocs
OU Writing Center
OU Writing Center offers writing consultations to graduate students and Postdocs ranging from seminar papers, to grant proposals, to dissertations. For the detailed information about their programs, supports, and services, please visit the following links:
https://www.ou.edu/writingcenter/graduate_writers
https://www.ou.edu/writingcenter/guides
If you seek support with your writing assignment design or with the teaching of writing in your classes, visit the following link for detailed information and to reach out to Dr. Talisha Morrison, the Director of the OU WC.
https://www.ou.edu/writingcenter/teaching_writing
Writing Consultations for Faculty
Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)
Dr. Michele Eodice, the Senior Writing Fellow, with the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE), offers individual consultations with faculty researchers and writers and facilitates writing groups and workshops. Support is offered for a range of writing projects: grant applications, book proposals, journal article and manuscript revisions/editing, steps to publication, writing for the public, workplace documents, and more. Click HERE for more information on writing support for faculty.
Please visit the following links to contact Dr.Eodice and relevant information regarding writing support:
https://www.ou.edu/writingcenter/faculty_writers
https://www.ou.edu/cfe/research-creative-activities/writing-support
https://www.ou.edu/cfe/FacultyIntakeForm
Dissertation and Thesis instruction packets
- OU Graduate College: http://www.ou.edu/content/gradweb.html (for thesis and dissertation instruction packets)
Need to find a DOI?
- Check out this nifty tool: http://sherman.library.nova.edu/doi/
Poster Design and Printing
Academic Poster Design Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_JRO1AS55FtmlXQ2-1hujJNIrMr00Xt/view?usp=sharing
How to Use Poster Printing Service at CEDaR: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gvijvdxD7ALDDSihBaRbbROqDebA8Kts/view?usp=sharing