{"id":2376,"date":"2011-07-12T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msc.ds.unipi.gr\/en\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2023-05-02T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:30:35","slug":"research-methods-in-education-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/research-methods-in-education-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Methods in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\n<h3>Objective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim of the course titled \u2018Research Methods\u2019\u2019 is to develop theoretical and applied knowledge for the acquirement of the basic tools in practical methods in education in the aspects\/context of e-learning settings. These tools are utilized with the appropriate use of statistical methods and statistical packages. The identification of researchable problems, the understanding of its nature, the analysis of the different type of approach, the data analysis and finally the interpretation of the results and their presentation in a research report are the main objectives of this course. All the necessary statistical tools will be thoroughly presented as well as various data collection techniques in order to help students categorize and differentiate between them. The students will comprehend the needed steps to learn in order to create educational scenarios choosing suitable statistical criteria. Specifically emphasis will be given in understanding the methods in research, the development of planning skills and qualitative and quantitative research and finally the ability of bringing into realization research projects by writing scientific articles and theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Course Objectives at the end of this course, you should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>explain the concepts and processes of educational research<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>discuss the different types of research<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>identify researchable problems in education<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>demonstrate skills in literature review<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>formulate research questions and hypotheses<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>explain the different types of research designs<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>differentiate between population and samples<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>apply the different methods of data collection<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>compare the different methods of data collection<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>discuss the properties of a good instrument<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>organize and present data using different methods<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>demonstrate proficiency in the use of descriptive statistics<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>use inferential statistics to test hypotheses<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>explain the steps in testing hypotheses<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>chose the suitable statistical criteria (t-test, pearson, (M)Anova e.tc.)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>write statistical analysis (tables, figures etc)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>write reports of research projects.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;\">Course Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Introduction to \u2018\u2019Research Methods\u2019\u2019 by presenting the different methods in the research of education. Additional studies on the importance of educational research and its objectives as well as the design of educational research.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The quantitative approach of the object both philosophical and methodological will be studied. The plan of the organizing chart of the research problem will be formed and the review of the theoretical background of the previous survey will be made analyzing the research questions that arise.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Following up, the analysis of the quantitative planning to conduct research and experiments and types of qualitative research will be made. Then the evaluation and policy research will be developed, including materials for intercultural research, mixed methods and participatory research.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The organization and presentation of qualitative data, the content analysis, coding, (themes, stories, discussions and speeches), and grounded theory sampling methods is up next. Analyze the way of developing a scientific work and the know how\u2019s of reviewing.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Proposals\/research papers that will be assigned to the students for analysis and presentation at the end of the semester will be thoroughly discussed. Furthermore real cases presented with experiments demo.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Introduction to research methodology (problem definition, speculation, research design, etc.), types of data, measurement scales, tables and charts. Presentation of real cases (case studies). Finally, the methods for data collection in educational research: questionnaires, systematic observations, interviews, participant observation are developed.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The measurements of the results and the choices of variables will be studied. The design of the questioners, the necessary testings and ways of analyzing them will be the next step.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Introduction to sampling distributions, development of estimation and relationships between variables (contingency tables, variance analysis, correlation. Application at SPSS program \/ R and the syntax research proposal. Drafting a proposal\/research report by combining the theoretical and practical background.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The basic concepts of statistical inference are analyzed. The confidence intervals, the correlation hypothesis testing, linear regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA \u2013 MANOVA) are studied. Applications using the SPSS \/ R program for the creation and evaluation of scenarios in methodology of educational research.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Presentation\/examination of the assigned projects\/research papers.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n--><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Creswell John (2007). Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Allyn &amp; Bacon.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Field Andy P. (2004). Discovering statistics using SPSS for Windows: advanced techniques for beginners. London: SAGE.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Johnson Burke, Christensen Larry, Christensen Larry B. (2007). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches. Sage Publications.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Krathwohl, D.R. (2009). Methods of Educational and Social Science Research: the Logic of Methods. Wavelamd Press.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[158,152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3179,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376\/revisions\/3179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masters.ds.unipi.gr\/elearning\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}