RMF2010 Abstracts


Session: 60 - Thursday 8th July PM (14.00 - 17.30)

Title: Researcher Development Initiative session IV, What are on-line research methods? What is applied psychometrics? What are visual methods? What is meta-analysis/quantitative synthesis?

Name: Mike Wallace

Affiliation: Cardiff University


Abstract Details

What Is? sessions are designed to provide an introduction to a range of research methods and related methodological issues. The methods will be presented in an accessible fashion and their uses will be described. In this session the presentations will be on on-line research; applied psychometrics; visual methods; and meta-analysis. Each presentation will last about 25 minutes and be followed by about 20 minutes of questions from the audience, who are assumed to be interested but to have no prior knowledge of the method under discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available on the NCRM website.


Presentation downloads

Presenter: Steven Higgins

What is meta-analysis?

Presenter: Jon Prosser

What is Visual Methods

Presenter: Croudace Tim

What is applied psychometrics?

Presenter: Jane Wellens

What are online-research methods?


Presentation details

1

Start time: 14:00

Presentation title: What are on-line research methods?

Author: Jane Wellens and Tristram Hooley

Affiliation:University of Nottingham and University of Leicester

2

Start time: 14:45

Presentation title:What is applied psychometrics?

Author:John Rust and Tim Croudace

Affiliation:University of Cambridge

3

Start time: 16:00

Presentation title:What are visual methods?

Author:Jon Prosser and Andrew Clark

Affiliation:University of Leeds, and University of Salford

4

Start time: 16:45

Presentation title:What is meta-analysis/quantitative synthesis?

Author:Steve Higgins

Affiliation:Durham University