Pesquisa Quantitativa e Educação à Distância Ramesh Sharma Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

Quantitative Research Systematic Scientific Investigation Quantitative properties Phenomena Relationships Applications in both Natural and Social Sciences

Quality of Research: people involved and their workload “Distance educators, the one who know their system well usually are newcomers to the field and have their roots in other disciplines, even when they do have solid research skills, they still must ‘re-tool’ for this new research area. Furthermore, the emphasis in distance education system is in doing, not contemplation, most people in the field are administrators carrying a heavy workload. When special research units are established, they generally serve administration and focus on practical day-to-day issues” (p.1). Calvert, J. (1984). A perspective on distance education research, Paper presented at Working Group Meeting on Distance Education Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang

Research Challenges Choosing right topic Choosing the right methodology Individual or Team Research? Finding study participants Obtaining data Survey tools – paid vs free like Google Forms Dealing with Data (Statistical inferences) Publishing

Challenges of Research in the age of Big Data Image source: http://duckofminerva.com/tag/methodology

Research Design Approaches in Distance Education Priority areas of research Issue of quantitative versus qualitative research Enhancing different types of research Methodology of research in distance education

Research Methods Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Eva Maria Bäcker, and Sebastian Vogt http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/741/1433

Ladder of Publication

Ladder of Publication Seminar and Workshops In-house publications Conferences – host Professional Bodies – ABED, ICDE, Chapters – Collective publication Articles – Create a Journal Books – Create a Series

Classification of Research Areas Micro Meso Macro Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Eva Maria Bäcker, and Sebastian Vogt http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/741/1433

Micro level: Teaching and learning in DE Instructional design Interaction and communication in learning communities Learner characteristics

Meso level: Management, organisation and technology Management and organisation Costs and benefits Educational technology Innovation and change Professional development and faculty support Learner support services Quality assurance

Macro level: Distance education systems and theories Access, equity and ethics Globalization of education and cross- cultural aspects Distance teaching systems and institutions Theories and models Research methods in distance education and knowledge transfer

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