METHODS OF RESEARCH

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METHODS OF RESEARCH

• EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

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BASIC RESEARCH

• 1. Theory driven
• 2. Discovery of knowledge

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APPLIED RESEARCH

• 1. IMMEDIATE practical problem
• 2. ACTUAL problems in field
• 3. LIMITED GENERALIZABILITY

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Which is which?

• Comparison of the attitudes of different student
  ethnic groups toward General Education
  requirements at VSU to determine why more
  African-Americans than Caucasians are dropping
  out of college before taking courses in their
  majors.
• APPLIED

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Which is which?

• Persons are interested in whether counselors who
  are recovering alcoholics are more effective
  than counselors who are not recovering
  alcoholics.
• BASIC

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Which is which?

• What is the relationship between self-esteem and
  body size?
• BASIC
• Are differences present between boys and girls in
  their psychological perspectives of self?
• BASIC

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Which is which?

• What is the effectiveness of using manipulatives
  in instructional practices?
• BASIC
• What is the effect of student-teacher progression
  on students achievement at Lowndes County High
  School?
• APPLIED

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EXPERIMENTAL

• Independent Variable (IV) manipulated by
  researcher
• Dependent Variable (DV) measured
• CONTROLled setting
• Simple and powerful
• Cause and effect relationships

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CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE

• Ex Post Facto research
• IV cannot be manipulated ethically
• Changes in IV have already occurred
• Groups may be different before IV
• Produces cause-effect relationship

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DESCRIPTIVE

• Tells what is describes present state of affairs
• NO manipulation of variables
• Subcategories
• surveys
• developmental studies
• follow-up studies
• trend studies

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CASE STUDY

• Detailed study of person/group
• Person or group -- atypical
• Entire range behaviors--relationships to persons
  history and environment
• Reactions-naturally occurring events

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CONTENT ANALYSIS

• Analysis of documents
• textbooks newspapers
• journals speeches
• Unobtrusive, easy to replicate
• Search for themes
• Widely used

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Which are which?

• Effect of divorce on student achievement
• CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE
• Comparison of 5 school districts regarding their
  discipline policies
• CONTENT ANALYSIS

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Which are which?

• What is the effect of cooperative learning on
  student achievement in 7th grade science?
• EXPERIMENTAL
• Investigation of computer versus traditional
  instruction when students can be assigned
  randomly to classes.
• EXPERIMENTAL

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Which are which?

• Evaluation of Ted Bundy.
• CASE STUDY
• A survey of graduate students attitudes toward
  the increase in tuition.
• DESCRIPTIVE

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Yes,

• We are
• Done!!

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