Becoming an Educated Reader of Research

Would you like to be a more confident reader of research? Join us for a presentation on “Becoming an Educated Reader of Research”.

Presenter: Robert Wall Emerson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies Western Michigan University

Topics Covered include: The different types of studies i.e. prospective, retrospective, single-subject, etc. Defining general research terminology such as statistically significant, sample size Statistical measures to key into In the methods and result sections, what should stand out to us (key factors) Applying research to current practices Links to resources on how to interpret research or good examples of research studies in the blindness field.