ELE301 RESEARCH METHODS
| Course Code: | 4100301 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Elementary Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MİNE IŞIKSAL BOSTAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The students will understand the importance of educational research
The students will identify the characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research design
The students will design and implement a research design.
Course Content
Provides a fundamental understanding about the principals of carrying out research in social sciences, methods of science, and basic concepts used in research and scientific endeavor (fact, knowledge, absolute, theory, praxis, axiom, paradigm, etc.). During the course, different research methods (experimental, associational, descriptive, action research), different data collection instruments (tests, questionnaires, interviews, observations), different data analyses strategies (qualitative, quantitative), and different sampling strategies (purposive, random, systematic, etc.), conducting a literature review are examined. Discussion of the writing a research report.
Course Learning Outcomes
Describe and discuss the meaning and basis of conducting an educational research
Compare and contrast the basic characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research design.
Understand and discuss the importance of research problem, research question, and purpose statement.
Understand and discuss the characteristics of the literature review
Design and implement data collection tools for hypothetical and real situations
Report and evaluate the results of a conducted research study