E 6100

Research in Education

Spring I 2008

INSTRUCTOR:

Alvin Lubov

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REQUIRED TEXTS:

Title / Practical Research
Author(s) / Leedy, Paul / Ormrod, Jeanne E.
Copyright / (2005)
Publisher / Merrill/Prentice Hall
ISBN / 8th
Edition / 0131108956

This Course Requires the Purchase of a Course Packet: YES NO

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of research in the field of education. Both design and analysis issues are discussed. The student is involved in both research review and design relevant to his/her professional level of certification. Action research will be the research design of major focus.

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Length: 8 Weeks

Credit Value: 3

Contact Hours: 45

Material Requirements: None

Computer:

PC: As a general guideline, students should have computer specifications of a Pentium III CPU or greater, Windows 2000 or XP, and 256 MB RAM
MAC: As a general guideline, students should have computer specifications of a MAC G3 with 256 MB RAM.

Software:

Microsoft Office Professional (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook), Norton Antivirus, Adobe Acrobat Professional3

Peripherals: N/A 0

Browser:

Courses offered online are best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.5/6.0 (PC), v5.2 (MAC), Safari 1.0 (MAC), or Firefox.

Competencies:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Identify the rules of operation in educational research, and enumerate the procedures and exemplars in the eight types of research.
  2. Evaluate the research published in the field of education.
  3. Analyze the calculation and interpretation of descriptive statistics.
  4. Design an educational research study.
  5. Know the nature and uses of statistics.
  6. Analyze the relative standings associated with the normal curve.

Topical Outline:

Module 1 Introduction to Research in Education

  • Course Overview
  • Module Overview
  • Operating Principles of Research
  • Basics of Educational Research
  • Types of Educational Research
  • Sources of Research Data

Module 2 Qualitative vs Quantitative Study

  • Module Overview
  • The Debate Continues
  • Qualitative Research in Education
  • Quantitative Research in Education

Module 3 Designing the Action Research Study

  • Module Overview
  • Steps in an Action Research Study
  • Selecting and Refining the Research Topic
  • Locating and Using Published Research

Module 4 Data Analysis

  • Module Overview
  • Methodology for Collecting Data
  • Tools for Collecting Data
  • Reliability, Validity, and Credibility

Module 5 Data Analysis

  • Module Overview
  • Fundamentals of Statistics
  • Frequency Distribution
  • Normal Curve
  • Standard Deviation
  • Analyzing and Interpreting Data
  • Presenting the Findings
  • Preparing the Research Report

Module 6 Research Proposal and Critiques

  • Module Overview
  • Critiquing Research Proposals

Module 7 Literature Review vs Annotated Bibliography

  • Module Overview
  • The Difference Between the Two
  • Preparing a Literature Review
  • Preparing an Annotated Bibliography

Module 8 Summary

  • The Road Ahead
  • Course SummaryTop of Form

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