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MEd 667

Design in Educational Research
Name: Design in Educational Research
Course Number: MEd 667
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

MEd 667 Design in Educational Research explores the conventions of educational research to help students comprehend and use published research. This course presents educational research as a data-driven scientific inquiry. As such, students learn about research methodologies, including design, in comparison with other methods of non-empirical inquiry. Through MEd 667, students will also learn the philosophical perspectives, procedures, and techniques of educational research and develop requisite competencies in statistical analysis, quantitative and qualitative research design principles, interpreting data collected, and writing reviews and critiques of extant literature. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand how education research informs extant knowledge about teaching and learning.

  • Understand qualitative and quantitative methodologies in collecting data.

  • Understand research design concepts (sampling, independent vs. dependent variables, survey design, research design).

  • Develop skills in designing a study to answer research questions on education in an ethical and rigorous manner.

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