ED 7700 - Methods of Research in Educational Settings

Credits: 3

Description Introduction to research methodology as it pertains to the teaching of a specific discipline, clarifying the nature of principles that govern the effective use of emerging new research designs. Particular emphasis will be placed on the influential notion that expertise involves a growing competence in ‘finding one’s way’ around a domain and using resources in that domain appropriately and effectively. A review of research in the teaching of the discipline is required. It must relate to theories of learning, philosophies and patterns of curriculum design; methods, materials, settings, and techniques of instruction; measurement and evaluation of teaching and learning. The candidate will then develop a research project on a significant problem in the teaching of the discipline. This involves the implementation of principles of educational research by successful completion of the introduction to the proposed project (chapter I of the thesis), accompanied by the demonstrated acquisition of knowledge of the background research in the teaching of the discipline by successfully producing a review of the literature (chapter II of the thesis).

Prerequisites: at least 2 common pedagogy courses, at least 2 content courses, and the disciplinespecific linked pedagogy/content courses (ED 7082[[permalink=datastore-9597|tooltip:{‘title’:1}]]%prefix% %code%[[/permalink]] & ED 7092[[permalink=datastore-9602|tooltip:{‘title’:1}]]%prefix% %code%[[/permalink]]).