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The document discusses the importance and purposes of conducting educational research, highlighting its role in improving teaching methods and educational outcomes. It contrasts quantitative and qualitative research methods, detailing their characteristics, strengths, and biases. Additionally, it outlines the scientific process of research and provides a structured outline for a study.

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The document discusses the importance and purposes of conducting educational research, highlighting its role in improving teaching methods and educational outcomes. It contrasts quantitative and qualitative research methods, detailing their characteristics, strengths, and biases. Additionally, it outlines the scientific process of research and provides a structured outline for a study.

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TOPIC 1

INTRODUCTION
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DRZ
• Importance and Purposes of Conducting
Educational Research.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
• Scientific Inquiry.
• Features of Quantitative and Qualitative
Research.
• Outline Structure of Study.
What is Research?
• Systematic and structured inquiry process aimed at
creating new knowledge and expanding existing
knowledge bases.

• Involves surveying, observing, examining closely, and


analyzing data to establish facts or principles.

• Characterized by asking questions, setting aims, devising


specific plans, dividing problems, making critical
assumptions, collecting and interpreting data, and having
a cyclical nature.
Importance & Purposes of Conducting
Educational Research
• Educational research involves collecting information about
student learning and educational programs to improve future
practice.

• This can include gathering information about students’ prior


learning and experiences; collecting student work; surveying
teachers, parents, and other stakeholders; or administering
standardized tests.

• It may also involve exploring the effectiveness of teaching


methods or procedures, such as a flipped classroom model, to
inform other teachers’ practices.
• Educational research is the scientific field of
study that examines education and learning
processes and the human attributes,
interactions, organizations, and institutions
that shape educational outcomes.
• Contributes greatly to both the quality of
education and learning outcomes for students.
• Provide valuable insight into how teachers
effectively to maximize effectiveness towards
student performance.
• Helps to evaluate existing teaching methods
and find new ways of teaching and learning.
Research Purpose in Education
• Role in demonstrating the effectiveness of
educational interventions.
• Identifying new teaching and assessment
methods.
• Bridging the gap between theory and practice,
• Supporting policy changes.
• Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of
education.
Quantitative & Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
• Expressed in numbers and graphs. It is used to test or
confirm theories and assumptions. This type of research can
be used to establish generalizable facts about a topic.

• Common quantitative methods include experiments,


observations recorded as numbers, and surveys with
closed-ended questions.

• Quantitative research is at risk for research biases including


information bias, omitted variable bias, sampling bias, or
selection bias.
Qualitative Research
• Expressed in words. It is used to understand concepts,
thoughts or experiences. This type of research enables you to
gather in-depth insights on topics that are not well
understood.

• Common qualitative methods include interviews with open-


ended questions, observations described in words, and
literature reviews that explore concepts and theories.

• Qualitative research is also at risk for certain research biases


including the Hawthorne effect (“acting”), observer bias, recall
bias, and social desirability bias.
The Scientific Process (replicable)

1. Identify a problem.
2. Clarify the problem.
3. Determine what data would help solve the
problem.
4. Organize the data.
5. Interpret the results.
Features of Quantitative &
Qualitative Research
• Quantitative research deals in numbers, logic,
and an objective stance. Quantitative research
focuses on numeric and unchanging data and
detailed, convergent reasoning rather than
divergent reasoning [i.e., the generation of a
variety of ideas about a research problem in a
spontaneous, free-flowing manner].
• Qualitative research uses several techniques,
including interviews, focus groups, and
observation. Interviews may be unstructured,
with open-ended questions on a topic, and
the interviewer adapts to the responses.
Structured interviews have a predetermined
number of questions that every participant is
asked.
Outline Structure of Study
• CHAPTER 1 – INRODUCTION
• CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW
• CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• CHAPTER 4 – RESULT/FINDINGS
• CHAPTER 5 – DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION
The End
To be continued…

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