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Research: What it all has in common. Begins with a questionThe question then guides the selection of methodologiesExample: How, WhyNeeds rich descriptive data thus often leads to qualitative methodologiesQual. and Quant Not a dichotomy but falls along a continuum. Big R. Quantitative Research M
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1. Educational Research Big R/ little r
2. Research: What it all has in common Begins with a question
The question then guides the selection of methodologies
Example: How, Why
Needs rich descriptive data thus often leads to qualitative methodologies
Qual. and Quant
Not a dichotomy but falls along a continuum Quantitative looking for answers that can be generalized to a population. Quantitative looking for answers that can be generalized to a population.
3. Big R Quantitative Research Methodologies
Long- Term Qualitative Studies
Often not feasible for teacher researchers due to time and sample size constraints
(R)esearch seen as disconnected from practice
What can you learn from this? How do you go about the process?
What can you learn from this? How do you go about the process?
4. little r not just about the product- it is also about the process
can use methodologies from both paradigms (Quant and Qual)
we challenge our own assumptions about our students and our ourselves
Process we go through is just as important as the final product
Formative assessment – use tools of research and make changes as we go along the way. (you will be systematic & document your results)
Goal is still instructional, but be more objective about documenting what you learn along the way
Process we go through is just as important as the final product
Formative assessment – use tools of research and make changes as we go along the way. (you will be systematic & document your results)
Goal is still instructional, but be more objective about documenting what you learn along the way
5. What is it you said about a dichotomy? Quantitative Deductive Predetermined Instrument based checklists surveys Records Statistical analysis (numbers baby) Qualitative Inductive Emerging Open-ended The researcher is the instrument Relies on Observations Artifacts Interviews Text and image analysis