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Educational Research: Methods, Topics, Replication, and Review

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Summary

Educational research systematically gathers and analyzes evidence about education. It can investigate student learning, teaching methods, teacher training, classroom interaction, and many other aspects of educational practice. This lesson introduces the purposes and characteristics of educational research, its basic and applied approaches, and the main methodological choices researchers make.

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How do explanatory and exploratory mixed-method sequences differ?
Explanatory research collects quantitative data first and follows with qualitative inquiry; exploratory research begins qualitatively and follows with quantitative inquiry.
What distinguishes direct from conceptual replication?
Direct replication closely repeats an earlier study; conceptual replication tests the same hypothesis using a different method.
What is discipline-based education research (DBER)?
Interdisciplinary research on learning and teaching within a discipline, viewed through that discipline’s priorities, knowledge, and practices.
What is result-blind peer review?
Review of a proposed study’s methods and rationale before researchers conduct it or analyze its data.
What is triangulation in social research?
Using different kinds of data or approaches to compare or complement findings about a question.

Quiz questions

  1. A study examines how students learn physics while drawing on the priorities and practices of physics. What kind of research is this?Answer: Discipline-based education research.
  2. Researchers test the same hypothesis as an earlier study but use a different experimental method. What kind of replication is this?Answer: Conceptual replication.
  3. When does result-blind peer review evaluate a study?Answer: Before the study is conducted or its data are analyzed.
  4. Why can replication attempts help researchers assess an earlier finding?Answer: They can show whether evidence is robust and under what conditions it holds.
  5. What does a null result mean in a study’s analysis?Answer: The findings do not provide evidence for the predicted effect or relationship.

Based on the Wikipedia article Educational research, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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