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Title: Introduction to Educational Research


1
Chapter 1
  • Introduction to Educational Research

2
Educational Research
  • What is educational research?
  • Why conduct educational research?
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Deductive reasoning

3
Basic steps
  • Recognize and identify a topic of study.
  • Describe and execute procedures to collect
    information about the topic being studied.

4
Basic steps
  • Analyze the collected data.
  • State the results or implications based on
    analysis of the data.

5
Types of research
  • Basic research-To develop or enhance a theory
  • Applied research-Evaluate usefulness in solving
    practical problems
  • Evaluation research-Making decisions about
    quality, effectiveness, etc. of educational
    programs

6
Quantitative research
  • Based on collection and analysis of numeric data
  • Hypotheses stated before data collection.
  • Research methods to be used.
  • Maintaining control of variables.
  • Use large samples to control statistical
    significance.

7
Qualitative research
  • Collection and analysis of nonnumeric data.
  • Hypotheses not generally stated.
  • Context not controlled.
  • Sample usually small.
  • Researchers often interact with participants.

8
Types of quantitative research
  • Survey research-Development of instruments
  • Correlational research-Relationships between two
    or more variables.
  • a) Correlation coefficient
  • b) Does not imply cause-and - effect

9
Types of quantitative research
  • Causal-comparative research-Researcher has no
    control over independent variable.
  • a) Two groups compared on some dependent
    variable.

10
Types of quantitative research
  • Experimental research
  • Allows researchers to make cause/effect
    statements.
  • Provides strongest results.
  • Researcher can control independent variable.
  • Researcher can control selection of participants.
  • Researcher selects measurements to analyze data.

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Types of qualitative research
  • Action research
  • Used to investigate problems in ones own
    institution.
  • The educators carry out the research.
  • Research carried out in a cyclical manner.

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Types of qualitative research
  • Historical research
  • Used to study and interpret past events.
  • Typically focuses on particular individuals,
    social issues, links between old and new.
  • Primary and secondary sources.
  • External and internal criticism.

13
Types of qualitative research
  • Ethnography
  • Studies participants in their natural habitat.
  • Researcher enters study with no preconceived
    notions.

14
Types of qualitative research
  • Grounded theory
  • Derives theory from analysis of multiple stages
    of data collection and analysis.
  • Researcher starts with general issue.
  • Step back and ask and be skeptical.
  • Uses inductive methods to narrow focus of
    topic-constant comparison.

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Assignment from Chapter 1
  • Task 1-A Read the article on pp. 23-26, then
    complete the self-test form on page 27.
  • Task 1-C, p. 22
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