ECE506 QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS IN ECE
| Course Code: | 4110506 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Early Childhood Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. FEYZA ERDEN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course focuses on understanding and application of basic concepts and principles of descriptive and inferential statistics pertaining educational research. Topics covered in this course include review of descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis, and comparisons of means.
Course Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
• Identify the basic concepts of statistics,
• Differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics as part of quantitative data
analysis,
• Use inferential statistics to test hypotheses,
• Select appropriate statistical methods (decision making) to analyze quantitative data,
• Compare the characteristics of the parametric and the nonparametric tests,
• Use SPSS to conduct statistical analyses,
• Report SPSS outputs in APA style
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Have skills to identify the problems related to the study field, developing solutions using appropriate research methods and applying these methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have necessary knowledge and skills to plan, finalize and present research studies related to Early Childhood Education. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Have necessary knowledge to contribute to program development and evaluation studies related to Early Childhood Education. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Have skills to apply innovations related to Early Childhood Education in institutions and organizations where they are assigned. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Have ability to monitor and evaluate domestic and international publications related to the field. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Be capable of conducting data analysis by using appropriate statistical methods and techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Have theoretical knowledge about assessment techniques in education, teaching methods and material development that form the basis of the specialist area of Early Childhood Education. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Have academic and research ethics. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution