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Week 2 (Feb.1,06)

Explore the different research categories in education, such as experimental research, correlational research, and survey research. Learn about the steps and formats in conducting research and understand the importance of validity and reliability. Join fun group discussions and presentations to make the learning experience lively and enjoyable.

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Week 2 (Feb.1,06)

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  1. Week 2 (Feb.1,06) The Scientific Approach in Education - Research Categories

  2. Agenda for Today • Sharing life • Group discussion and preparation on research categories • Sharing: each group teaches the class • Steps/formats in doing research • Housekeeping

  3. Overview

  4. Spice it up – Let’s have Some Fun! • Let’s make our group discussion and presentation lively and lovely!

  5. Role Play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  6. The 7 dwarfts • 2S Snoopy and Sneezy • 2D Dopey and Doc • 3 emotions: Happy, Bashful, and Grumpy

  7. Which is which?

  8. Quantitative Experts (Group I) • Experimental research • Correlational research • Causal comparative research • Survey Research 1.1

  9. Experimental Research • Give an example (history teacher) and through this example explain • What is experimental research? • “Buzz words” • Independent variable • Dependent variable • Treatment/experimental group • Intact/control group • Extraneous variables

  10. Correlational Research • An Example (math teacher) • Purpose of research • How to do this? • How to examine/interpret results? • Manipulation/intervention • Naturally occurring phenomena • Cause – effect: causal?

  11. Causal-comparison Research (optional) • Example • Experimental (randomly/systematically) • Quasi-experimental • How to interpret the result?

  12. Survey Research • Example • Frequencies/percentage • Difficulties • Advantages • Open-ended questions, in-depth questions, follow-up questions

  13. Knowing AllQuantitative vs. Qualitative (Group II) • Intro – give a general picture of quan & quali (Snowwhite/Doc) • Why qualitative – give an example • Roots of Quan vs. Quali – positivism & phonemenlogoy 2.1

  14. Debate • Merits of Quan vs. Quali • Categories of Quan vs. Quali • Using flow charts, drawing, maps … to chart the categories of both Quan vs. Quali • Be creative in your presentation

  15. Qualitative Experts (Group III) • What is it? Purpose? • Research process? • Characteristics? • Case study and Phenomenological study • Example • How does it look like? • Purpose • Method of data collection • Method of data analysis 2.2

  16. Case Study Experts (Group IV) • Case study and Phenomenological study • Example • How does it look like? • Purpose • Method of data collection • Method of data analysis 2.2+

  17. Ethnography Experts (Group V) • Ethnography and Grounded theory • Example • How does it look like? What is the difference between case study and ethnograph? • Buzz words • Entire group • Cultural anthropology • “cultures” • Intact culture • Gain access to a stie, gatekeeper, insider, outsider • Informed consent • Key informants • Participant observation • Fieldwork, fieldnotes 2.2+

  18. Grumpy (Group VI) • Action Research Expert • Do whatever you want as long as the class can learn something from you about action research! 1.1

  19. Steps in Research Study

  20. About the Readings • Validity & Reliability (Methodology week) • Observation & Interview (Methodology week) • Types of writing – the research articles you’ve found (for next week) • What category of research does that writing fall into? • What types of writing does it belong to – (types of writing Week 3)

  21. HW and ??? • Reading for next week • Arrange for observation (week 3 HW) • Think about your research questions

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