Faculty of Education · English Language Teaching · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Kamil Arif KIRKIÇ
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to know the scientific research methods used in educational sciences; can create the research design they need in their future professional lives; know how to conduct such research; and to raise individuals with scientific attitudes and behavior. In addition, ensuring that the individual is aware of qualitative and quantitative research methods and understands and manages the reporting process of a research.
Course Content
Fundamentals of scientific research and basic concepts, types of research frequently used in education, ethical rules in research, definition of the research problem and literature review, sampling and sampling methods, survey research, relational research, causal comparison research, experimental research, quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, communication in research, population and sample.
Required Resources
Cohen, L. & Manion, L. (1994). Research Methods in education. UK: Routledge
Recommended Resources
Vanderstoep, S. W. & Johnston, D.D. (2009). Research Methods for everyday life. USA: Jossey-Bass.
Explanations
None
Rules
Students who fail to meet attendance requirements will not be allowed to take the exams.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Can conduct research in the field of education.
- Can use basic research methods.
- Can discuss and interpret qualitative and quantitative research findings.
- Can access resources while doing research.
- Can write the research report.
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%60 (22) Humanities%20 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%20
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionCase Study
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethics in educational research | Reading the related parts of the course boo. |
| 2 | Introduction; nature of he research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 3 | Historical research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 4 | Developmental research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 5 | Survey research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 6 | Survey research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 7 | General review | No |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Yes |
| 9 | Correlational research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 10 | Ex post facto research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 11 | Experiments, quasi experiments, single case research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 12 | Experiments, quasi experiments, single case research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 13 | Action research | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 14 | The interview | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 15 | The interview | Reading the related parts of the course book |
| 16 | Final exam | Yes |