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MBZ 244 - Research Methods in Education

Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · 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

Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F.  (2017), Balcı, A. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler. 7. Baskı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. 

Böke, K. (2009), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Alfa Yayıncılık Büyüköztürk, Ş.,vd. (2009), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. 3. Baskı. Ankara:Pegem Akademi. 

Kaptan, S. (1995), Bilimsel Araştırma ve İstatistik Teknikleri, Ankara. Karasar, N. (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi-Kavramlar, İlkeler, Teknikler. Ankara: Nobel 

Ural, A., Kılıç, İ. (2005), Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci ve SPSS Veri Analizi. Ankara:Detay Yayıncılık.

Huber, Yıldırım, İ. ve Şen, S. (2019), Eğitimde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık

Recommended Resources

Seyidoğlu, H. (1998) Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, Ankara: Güzem Yayınları.

Karasar, N. (1991) .Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel.

Cohen, L. & Manion, L. (1994). Research methods in education. UK: Routledge.

Rules

Academic Integrity Policy: Academic honesty; It includes elements such as cheating, using or buying ready-made assignments or written materials, academic plagiarism (using someone else's thought, opinion, invention or work in an assignment, project, report and similar studies by presenting it as one's own without citing the source). When such situations are detected, they may cause the student to be deemed unsuccessful and to be expelled from the university at a further level.

Attendance: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation Article 21 – (1) Students at the university; are required to attend 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of applied courses in one semester. Each instructor checks the obligation to attend classes according to these principles.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Can conduct research in the field of education.
  2. Can use basic research methods.
  3. Can discuss and interpret qualitative and quantitative research findings.
  4. Can access resources while doing research.
  5. 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-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudySelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period30260
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Sharing course content, introductionRelated parts of the resource book
2Scientific Method, Basic Concepts and PrinciplesRelated parts of the resource book
3Scientific Research ProcessRelated parts of the resource book
4Ethics in Scientific ResearchRelated parts of the resource book
5Science languageRelated parts of the resource book
6Determination of research problemRelated parts of the resource book
7Universe and SampleRelated parts of the resource book
8Mid-term examAra Sınav
9Data collection methods and techniquesRelated parts of the resource book
10Data collection methods and techniquesRelated parts of the resource book
11Research modelsRelated parts of the resource book
12Resource use in scientific researchRelated parts of the resource book
13Reporting and sample text reviewRelated parts of the resource book
14Reporting and sample text reviewRelated parts of the resource book
15General evaluationRelated parts of the resource book
16Final ExamFinal Sınavı