Quantitative and qualitative mwthods
Features of Education and Education Research
Guiding Principles for Scientific Inquiry
Methods section
QUALITATIVE METHODS
Surveys and tests
Eye tracking
Video study
Interview
Observation
Pose significant questions that can be investigated empirically
Link research to relevant theory
Use methods that permit direct investigation
of the question!
Provide a coherent and explicit chain of
reasoning
Replicate and generalize across studies
Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critique
involves studying humans (e.g., students, teachers) ensure ethical treatment
depends on its relationships with practice (e.g. state assessments, …)
multiple disciplinary perspectives
Procedure (DESIGN): What happened in the study?
Measures/Materials (Instruments, …): What was used to obtain data?
(Measures e.g. questionnaire; materials e.g. tech equipment)
Participants (Sample): Who was in the study?
Analysis section (Analyses): How was data analyzed to obtain results?
Research questions
Focused on a single problem or issue
Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
Complex enough to develop the answer over the space of a paper or thesis
Feasible to answer within the timeframe and practical constraints
Specific enough to answer thoroughly
Relevant to your field of study and/or society more broadly
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Meta-analysis
Effect Sizes
Do literature search
Decide on criteria of including studies
Do the meta-analysis
Mean difference / Standard deviation