Nicke Yunita Moecharam Three Components to Educational Research: Steps in Research Process, Approaches, Research Designs

Steps in the Research Process Identifying a research Problem Reviewing the Literature Specifying a purpose Collecting Research data Analyzing and Intepreting Data Reporting and Evaluating Research

Two Approaches Quantitative Qualitative: What does it mean?

Research Design Experimental Corrational Survey Mixed method action Ethnography Grounded theory Narrative

Group discussion Each groups should be able to explain Figure 2.2 and Figure 2.3 from reading materials for week 3

Some Research Designs Experimental Designs: seeks to test whether an educational practice or idea make a difference for individuals Correlational Designs: examines the association or relation of one or more variables Survey Designs: seeks to describe trends in a large population of individuals. Ground Theory Designs: examine a number of individuals who have all experienced an action, interaction, or process.

Continued… Ethnographic Designs: examines a group of individuals in the setting where they live and work and in developing a portrait of how they interact Narrative Research Designs