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Highlights from Types of Educational Research and Corresponding Sources of Data

Highlights from Types of Educational Research and Corresponding Sources of Data. Chapter 2, Charles and Mertler (2002). “Research helps us to understand variables and the relationships among them.”. Variable vs. Constant

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Highlights from Types of Educational Research and Corresponding Sources of Data

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  1. Highlights from Types of Educational Research and Corresponding Sources of Data Chapter 2, Charles and Mertler (2002)

  2. “Research helps us to understand variables and the relationships among them.” Variable vs. Constant Study: In an upper-intermediate ESL classroom with 18- year-old students from various European countries, students’ achievement scores are correlated with the number of hours they spend preparing for tests… Variables for this study: Students’ native languages, achievement scores, number of hours studying Constants: Students’ level of English, age… So, then what is a variable? What is a constant?

  3. Types of Variables In interviewing participants of the previous study, it was discovered that some of the students who studied for longer periods of time also watched television while they were studying. The students who studied for shorter periods of time generally studied without the television because they felt time pressure. This discovery could compromise the results. What is the name of this kind of variable? Talk to a partner. Name two other possible variables of this type.

  4. Review… Think of a study with your partner. Name the independent variable. Name the dependent variable. Name a possible confounding variable.

  5. Another type of research… Sasha Jonas teaches a mixed level Czech language class. He believes that he can use poetry to serve all levels of the class: the lower level students can work to understand the basic ideas of the poem. the higher level students can work on the metaphors used. He finds research that supports his hypothesis. He implements this strategy in the classroom. What is the name of this kind of research?

  6. Action research… What does action research attempt to do? Can we make generalizations about action research?

  7. Primary vs. Secondary Data Sources Primary sources: first-hand sources that are known to be accurate Secondary sources: “reports or interpretations of primary data, made by people who did not directly experience the events.” Partner work: Which sources are primary? Which are secondary? encyclopedia entries, test scores, literature reviews, attendance records, biographies, blogs, transcripts of court testimony, photographs, demographic records, encyclopedia entries, newspaper reports Between primary and secondary sources, which type is more highly valued? Why? What does this say about research articles vs. websites?

  8. A Question of Validity, Reliability, or both? There is a listening portion for the TOEFL. Students who sit close to the speakers receive higher scores for this test than those who sit farther away. In fact, the test measures hearing ability in addition to comprehension ability. What is the problem with this testing situation? Validity implies reliability; Reliability is a necessary pre-condition for validity

  9. Validity and Reliability Continued Test-takers complain to researchers about the volume problem. Researchers want to investigate it. So, they set up a hundred other testing conditions in which they administer the TOEFL under the same conditions. They compare students’ scores with their proximity (closeness) to the speakers. Their results suggest that proximity to the speakers plays a significant role. Therefore the complaints of the test-takers are ……………. reliable

  10. A Problem with Validity, Reliability, or Both? Dalga Öztürk wants to investigate attitudes towards regional accents. Method: She records 10 women who speak in both a standard Istanbul dialect and a different regional accent (including Adana, Trabzon, Kastamonu, Kars, and Edirne.) Participants list adjectives for each of these accents. The method is one that has provided accurate results in twenty studies already. Unfortunately, Dalga did not think about the effects of age. In her results, she finds the 80 year-old woman’s voice to be associated with adjectives that described caring individuals as well as weak individuals…

  11. Participants, Sample, and Population Informants vs. subjects vs. participants…..?

  12. Participants, Samples, and Populations Population: 18 year-old females who have played tennis at ENKA Sample Participant 21 Participant 2 Duygu Yıldız Ipek Yılmaz Participant 12 Participant 3 Sevgi Kütay AyşegülÖvün Participant 13 Participant 4 Bahar Ünal Elena Kastrova Julianne Trudy Participant 14 Participant 5 Arzu Selçuk Banu Arvaş Participant 15 Participant 11 Participant 16 Eda Güneş Dilek Kahraman Participant 7 Participant 17 Carly Amber Özlem Uzun Participant 8 Ebru Türk Participant 18 Julianne Trudy Participant 19 Participant 9 Pınar Saraçoğlu Kim Klijsters Seda Öztürk Participant 20 Participant 10 Seda Okadar Jenny Jones Merve Şemsiye Participant 6 Participant 1 Seçkin Oktay Arzu Selçuk Deniz Vatan Sevgi Kütay Duygu Yıldız AyşegülÖvün Bahar Ünal Seda Öztürk Cansu Koç Özlem Uzun Banu Arvaş Selda Arnavut

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