EDUC 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Disclose, Deductive Reasoning
Document Summary
Research-systematic process of gathering and analyzing information. Educational research- disciplined inquiry applied to educational problems. Pose signi cant questions that can be investigated empirically: identify research questions with bene ts and gather empirical(observable) data. Link research to relevant theory: theories allow us to establish principles that advance our knowledge and effectiveness in teaching. Use methods that permit direct investigation of the question: use the best method for that particular research question. Provide a coherent, explicit, and evidence-based chain of reasoning. Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny , critique and peer. Review: the information gathered most be accessible and effort must be made to publish the results for the information to be validates. Research involved 4 steps: question-what is needed to be answered, method-how data is provided, collected and analyzed, results, conclusion. Descriptive, comparative, correlational, or causal: experimental research- manipulation of factors that may in uence subjects, analytical research-historical, legal, or concept analysis. Analysis of documents, records, recordings, and other media.
