The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Bruce B. Frey
SAGE Reference
"The title of this encyclopedia seems to cover at least three distinct fields, each of which could easily fill several volumes of its own. Indeed, there are several fine reference works that cover social science research methods, statistics, assessment and measurement, and program evaluation. Some of the nicer examples are already published by SAGE, in fact. Several encyclopedias cover the field of education in general, with a moderate amount of methodological entries, as well. However, these areas, in terms of their methods, activities, and typical variables of interest, are strongly entwined. Program evaluators use methods developed by educational researchers and develop instruments following measurement best practice. Many, maybe most, of the basic measurement statistics and foundational measurement principles were first conceived and developed by educational researchers. Program evaluators tend to be educational researchers, as well, and, of course, use the tools of social science research to reach their conclusions.
The strongest evidence, perhaps, of the symbiotic relationship among educational research, measurement, and program evaluation can be found in the faculty and courses at research universities. It is often the same professors who teach the research courses, the assessment courses, and the evaluation courses. The same is true of the scholarly journals in educational research, measurement, and evaluation. These journals routinely publish studies across all three areas.
Producing a single encyclopedia that covers the wide range of topics across these connected areas allows for a unique contextual dimension that promotes deeper understanding and allows for more effective learning. In addition to reference works, there are textbooks, handbooks, monographs, and other publications focused on various aspects of educational research, measurement, and evaluation, but to date, there exists no major reference guide for students, researchers, and grant writers new to the field or a particular methodology. The encyclopedia fills that gap. This is the first comprehensive A-to-Z reference work that fully explores methods specific to educational research, assessment, measurement, and evaluation. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation is comprehensive and integrates the three methodological areas of scholarship in the science of education. In an era of constant changes in state and federally driven curricular standards and high-stakes testing, a growing need for innovative instructional methods, increased reliance on data-driven decision-making and calls for accountability in research, a shared understanding of the methods of educational research, measurement, and evaluation is more important than ever."


"Bruce B. Frey, Ph.D., is an award-winning researcher, teacher, and professor of educational psychology at the University of Kansas. He is the author of There’s a Stat for That!, Modern Classroom Assessment, and 100 Questions (and Answers) about Tests and Measurement for SAGE and associate editor of SAGE’s Encyclopedia of Research Design. He also wrote Statistics Hacks for O’Reilly Media. His primary research interests include classroom assessment, instrument development, and program evaluation. In his spare time, Bruce leads a secret life as Professor Bubblegum, host of Echo Valley, a podcast that celebrates bubblegum pop music of the late 1960s. The show is wildly popular with the young people."