Research Methods and Techniques in Education

Course Code:

EDGN 528

Semester:

Güz

Course Type:

Zorunlu

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Objectives:

This course aims to develop a research orientation among master students and to acquaint them with basic concepts and essential elements of educational research methods.

Course Content:

Research Methods and Techniques in Education course provides opportunities for students to understand research process in education. With the help of this understanding students will design their own research for their research in the graduate program in the future.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Discussion 3: Case Analysis, 4: Demonstration

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, D: Term Project

Vertical Tabs

Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Explain the characteristics of educational research and scientific method.	2&5&7	1&2&3	A
State responsibilities of a researcher to protect participants from any harm and to implement ethical practices.	2&5&9	1&2&3	A&D
Formulate a research problem while applying characteristics of a good question.	2&6&4&8	1&2&3	A&C&D
Distinguish characteristics of different variables used in educational research.	1&3&4	1&2&3	A&C&D
Conduct a literature search on computers and at library.	2&3&4	1&3&4	A&C&D
Describe different types of sampling strategies.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&C&D
Explain types of measurement instruments used in educational research.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&C&D
Describe what is meant by validity and reliability.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&C&D
Address the importance of the remedies of the internal validity threats for a research.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&C&D
Demonstrate knowledge regarding for application of different statistical analyses for categorical and quantitative data.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&D
Comprehend both various quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research types.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&D
Describe the differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	A&D
Describe the main sections of a research proposal and use APA style in the academic writings.	2&3&4&8	1&2&3	D

Dersin Akışı

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Ethics in Educational Research Nature of Educational Research	Text Book Chapter and Consent Form Examples
2	The Research Problem Research Purpose, Research Question	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
3	Locating and Reviewing the Literature Understanding APA style Searching databases and understanding indexes	APA 6th course presentation and resources to be cited with APA
4	Variables and Hypotheses Sampling	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
5	Instrumentation Validity and Reliability Internal Validity	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
6	Descriptive Statistics	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
7	Inferential Statistics	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
8	The Nature of Quantitative Research Experimental Research Single-Subject design	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
9	MIDTERM	MIDTERM
10	Correlational Research Causal-Comparative Research	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
11	Survey Research Action Research	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
12	The Nature of Qualitative Research Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
13	Observation and Interviewing Content Analysis	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles
14	Mixed-Methods Research	Text Book Chapter and Example Research Articles

Kaynaklar

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Creswell, J.W. (2011). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Creswell, J.W. (2012). Educational research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.

Fraenkel, J.R., Wallen, N.E., & Hyun, H.H. (2011). How to design and evaluate research in education. (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association

Additional Resources

Research papers from the recent top conferences are studied.

A quantitative master thesis.

Materyal Paylaşımı

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Power point presentation of each course
Assignments	Quantitative Article Critique and Conference Presentation
Term Project	Research Proposal
Exams	Midterm

Değerlendirme Sistemi

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	%30
Assignment (Paper critiques and conference presentation)	2	%20
Term Project and Presentation	1	%50
Total	4	%100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		%50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		%50
Total		%100

Dersin Program Çıktılarına Katkısı

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identify, evaluate the problems in the field and design research to address the problems.					X
2	Follow the innovations and new research in the fields with a critical point of view.					X
3	Design interdisciplinary research to produce new products.					x
4	Acquire required research skills and knowledge to lead an educational organization in an effective manner.				x
5	Establish a strong communication with the teachers in the field.			x
6	Identify the needs of an educational institution.				x
7	Understand the essential theories and principals in the field.			x
8	Design both qualitative and quantitative original research to contribute the field.					X
9	Conduct ethical studies both at national and international level in the field.				X

AKTS İş Yükü Tablosu

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Excluding the exam week: 13x Total course hours)	13	3	39
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	2	26
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Homework	2	15	30
Term Project and Presentation	1	40	40
Total Work Load	30	70	150
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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