Replication Research in Education: A Guide to Designing, Conducting, and Analysing Studies

185 Pages·2021·1.483 MB·English

by  Keith Morrison

Replication Research in Education
Providing an overview of key issues in theory and practice, Replication Research
in Education is designed to identify and discuss the benefits and challenges facing
replication studies in education. Both clear and practical, this groundbreaking
volume covers how to introduce, develop, conduct, report, and discuss these
studies, and the issues they raise for policy and practice.
Bridging theory and practice, this book considers what replication research
should look like, how it should be conducted, and how to judge when it has been
successful. It enables researchers to plan and conduct studies successfully, from
their earliest stages through to completion. This key text:
• brings together in a single volume, existing issues, claims and counterclaims,
discourses, and practices of replication;
• introduces, covers, and extends this field of research, indicating its possibilities
and limits;
• expands and adds to existing discussions and practices;
• will enable researchers to design, conduct, evaluate, and critique studies.
The comprehensive and exhaustive coverage of issues and practices within
Replication Research in Education make it a ‘must read’ for all novice and experienced
educational researchers who are considering, conducting, and reviewing replication
studies in education.
Keith Morrison is Professor of Education and Vice-Rector at the University of
Saint Joseph, Macao, China.

Replication Research
in Education
A Guide to Designing, Conducting,
and Analysing Studies
Keith Morrison
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Names: Morrison, Keith (Keith R. B.) author.
Title: Replication research in education : a guide to designing, conducting
and analysing studies / Keith Morrison.
Description: New York : Routledge, 2022. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021030007 (print) | LCCN 2021030008 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781032068688 (Hardback) | ISBN 9781032068695 (Paperback) |
ISBN 9781003204237 (eBook)
Subjects: LCSH: Education—Research. | Replication (Experimental
design)
Classification: LCC LB1028 .M6455 2022 (print) | LCC LB1028 (ebook) |
DDC 370.72—dc23/eng/20211022
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021030007
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021030008
ISBN: 978-1-032-06868-8 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-06869-5 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-20423-7 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781003204237
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Contents
List of figures viii
List of tables ix
About the author x
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
1 Why we need replication studies 3
2 Types of replication studies and the challenge of sameness 18
3 Conceptual replications in education 36
4 Quantitative and qualitative replications in education 59
5 Planning a replication study in education 68
6 Data analysis and interpretation in a replication
in education 90
7 Reporting a replication study in education 125
8 Training for replication research 143
9 Conclusions and the future of replication studies
in education 156
References 164
Index 174
Figures
2.1 The continuum of replication studies 19
6.1 Confidence intervals for a mathematics test 99
6.2 Confidence intervals in a history test 102
6.3 Confidence intervals for standardised scores on a history test 103
6.4 Comparing confidence intervals and standard errors 104
6.5 Precision and accuracy in measurement 104
8.1 Deciding the original study for replication 145
Tables
1.1 Key reasons for having replication in educational research 9
1.2 Reasons for replicating an original study 13
1.3 Assessing the desirability of replication studies 14
2.1 Concerns in considering sameness in a replication study
in education 25
2.2 What should remain constant and what the replication study
might change 28
2.3 Comparing the replication study with the original study 30
3.1 Making changes in a replication study 38
4.1 Judging the replication of qualitative studies 66
5.1 Finding and selecting an original study for replication 69
5.2 Criteria for evaluating an original study with a view to replication 70
5.3 Practical questions in deciding whether a replication is possible 72
5.4 Deciding ‘success’ in a replication study 79
5.5 Components of the research design in a replication study 81
6.1 Assumptions of statistical tests 95
6.2 Questions in comparing the original study and the replication
study 111
6.3 Agreement and disagreement between original and
replication study 121
7.1 Comparing the findings of the original study and the replication
study 134
7.2 A template for writing up the replication study 137