6025C - Research
Collect Data II;
Observation
Gather fieldnotes first by observing as an “outsider” and then moving into the setting and observing as an “insider”
Intra-rater reliability
inter-rater reliability
Criteria for quality in data collection
reliability
credibility
consistency
validity
dependability
construct validity: could be able to measure what you want
Measurement
Assign number
quantitative value
remove the contaminated
based on the personal constrcution
Test
Observation、Test、Personal construct
Interview
interview protocols
Discuss and comment the following interview questions
same or similar questions
Recording interview data and take note
Group Interviewing
Focus Groups
have topic in mind, need to control the group
Interviewing Behavior
Structure and conduct your interview
2, how to identify the sample number as interview paticipant, as percentage ? 4000 VS 2000
1, how to manage the interview procedure
Collect Data I: Questionnaire
RQ1: Do you think mobile device improve student learning?
Or
RQ2: Do you think mobile device improve student motivation, attitude, academic performance?
Survey Process
Sampling and Population
Un-structure sampling
convenience
snowball
Structure sampling
Systematic sampling
stractice sampling
single random sampling
Questionnaire
3，问题是支撑作用
2， do you love your school: 跟questionaire ，太抽象了
1, 问题要跟调查对象相符： 小学生看不懂深奥的问卷
Research methodlogy I: Quantitative Method
Correlational research:
normally the condition has already happened. focus on the behavior which have happened already
dependence is any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data
Strength (size of coefficient- weak or strong)
Form (linear or nonlinear)
Direction
Causal research:
normally the condition has not happened.
Non-true experiment or quasi-experiment
True experimental research
Confounding variables
dependent variable
independent variable
Control condition
experimental condition
Randomly assign
Research methodlogy II:Qualitative methods
Delphi
2, expert could change the implementation only by the percentage
2, changing the answer of experts circle by circle
1, find the experts is most important: they should be the expert related the dissertation
ethnography
not interview
Case study
Research methodology
Research Process
"Fact":Philosophical orientations to research
Critical
Interpretive
Positivist
Four Worldviews
Research Approaches
Mix Approach
Quantitative Approach
Qualitative Approach
Deductive Reasoning
notion of abduction
Inductive
Deductive
Paradigm
pattern or model
"The structure of scientific revolutions"
Methodology
general framework
Epistemology
Rationalism
empiricism
Research Elements
Research methods
questions
data
survery
Research Definitions
Find the problem
useful research
innovation is not too much in education field
problem statement
Justification
statement of originality
lead in
Group work
group cristal
Article 1
Subtopic
Literature Review
reference list is one big issue
Educational Research VS Science Research
research type
Basic research
evaluation research
applied research
research strucuture
find literature
How to find the journal Impact Factors
type of research report
use google scholar together with HKU library
make reference list with google
how to literature review
