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Introduction to
Educational
Research
Chapter 1
Why Study Educational
Research? It can be interesting and beneficial
Learn how to find evidence, not proof
Help understand and critique information acquired via the media
Learn that not all research is created equal
Areas of Educational Research
America Education Research
Association is largest
association in the field of
education is composed of
individuals in all niches of
education
Examples of Educational Research
Abstract
An abstract is a brief summary of what is included in the article
Give a brief overview of the main ideas within the study that include:
The purpose of the study
How the researchers studied the phenomenon
What the major results were
General Kinds of Research
Sources of Knowledge
Epistemology is the study of
knowledge, including its nature,
how it is gained or generated,
how it is warranted, and the
standards that are used to judge
its adequacy
John Locke the Empiricisthttps://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/file/view/john-
locke.jpg , 2009
Sources of Knowledge
Empiricism
is the idea
that
knowledge
comes from
experience
The Rationalist Rene Descartes http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Key/descart
es.jpg, 2009
Sources of Knowledge
Rationalism
is the
philosophical
idea that
reason is the
primary
source of
knowledge
Fun Fact: Rene Descartes and Frank Zappa are Twins
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Key/descartes.jpg, 2009
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff253/douglasbass/FrankZappa.jpg, 2009
Sources of Knowledge
Dynamics of Science
Science is progressive because when researchers conduct new research studies, they try to build on and extend current research theories and results
Science is also dynamic and open to new ideas and hypotheses, which may become new theories
Science is a never-ending process that includes rational thinking, the reliance on empirical observation, constant peer evaluation and critique, and active creativity and attempts at discovery.
Basic Assumptions in Science
There is a world that can be studied.
Some of the world is unique; some of it is regular or patterned or predictable; and much of it is dynamic and complex
The unique, the regular, and the complex in the world all can be examined and studied by researchers
Researchers should try to follow certain agree-on norms and practices
It is impossible to distinguish between more and less plausible claims and between good and poor research
Science cannot provide answers to all questions
Scientific Method
Theory
A theory is an explanation or an explanatory system that discusses how a phenomenon operates and why it operates as it does
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