Programme

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Educational Technologies

Course Information

Course Unit Code

Course Unit Title

Credit Pratic

Credit Lab/A

Credit Total

Credit Ects

Semester

01ETK5111

Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Education

3.00

0.00

0.00

3.00

6.00

1

Course Information

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Type of Course Unit

Elective

Course Coordinator

Course Instructors

3-Mustafa Koç

Course Assistants

Course Aims

The goal of this course is to have students obtain knowledge and skills to describe a research problem, select and employ appropriate methods, collect the data, and conduct appropriate data analysis procedures in the field of educational technology.

Course Goals

1) Have the knowledge of positivist paradigm as a philosophical basis of quantitative research
2) Have the knowledge of conducting literature review and determining research problems
3) Explain survey, experimental, correlational, and comparative research methods
4) Have the skills and knowledge of sampling procedures
5) Explain quantitative data collection techniques
6) Have the skills and knowledge of quantitative data analaysis techniques
7) Have the knowledge of interpretive/constructivist paradigm as a philosophical basis of qualitative research
8) Explain ethnographic, historical-narrative, case study, focus groups, biographical research methods
9) Explain qualitative data collection techniques
10) Have the skills and knowledge of qualitative data analaysis techniques

Learning Outcomes of The Course Unit

1) Have the knowledge of positivist paradigm as a philosophical basis of quantitative research
2) Have the knowledge of conducting literature review and determining research problems
3) Explain survey, experimental, correlational, and comparative research methods
4) Have the skills and knowledge of sampling procedures
5) Explain quantitative data collection techniques
6) Have the skills and knowledge of quantitative data analaysis techniques
7) Have the knowledge of interpretive/constructivist paradigm as a philosophical basis of qualitative research
8) Explain ethnographic, historical-narrative, case study, focus groups, biographical research methods
9) Explain qualitative data collection techniques
10) Have the skills and knowledge of qualitative data analaysis techniques

Course Contents

This course generally focuses on stating research problems/questions, conducting critical literature review, selecting appropriate research models, using data collection methods and data analysis techniques and writing research articles. It covers philopsohical foundations, priorities, advantages and limitations of both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms. Regarding quantitative research perspective, the course explores descriptive (survey), experimental, correlational and casual-comparative research designs, establishing instruments, sampling strategies, analyses of validity and reliability, measures of central tendency and variability, parametric and nonparametric stattistical tests, correlation, regression and factor analysis. As far as qualitative research is concerned, the course explores etnographic, historical, case study, focus group, biographical research designs, data collection tools (observation, interview, document analysis, etc.), reliability isssues, content analysis, thematic analysis and grounded teory.

Prerequisities and Co-requisities Courses

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Mode Of Delivery

Level of Course Unit

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS / Table Of Workload (Number of ECTS credits allocated)

Studies During Halfterm

Number

Co-Efficient

Activity

Number

Duration

Total

Visa

1

40

Course Duration (Excluding Exam Week)

14

3

42

Quiz

0

0

Time Of Studying Out Of Class

14

4

56

Homework

5

30

Homeworks

5

10

50

Attendance

0

0

Presentation

0

0

0

Application

0

0

Project

1

30

30

Lab

0

0

Lab Study

0

0

0

Project

1

30

Field Study

0

0

0

Workshop

0

0

Visas

1

5

5

Seminary

0

0

Finals

1

5

5

Field study

0

0

Workload Hour (30)

30

TOTAL

100

Total Work Charge / Hour

188

The ratio of the term to success

50

Course's ECTS Credit

6

The ratio of final to success

50

TOTAL

100

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbook

Additional Resources

Mertens, D. M. (1998). Research methods in education and psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. (2005). Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Glass, G. V., & Hopkins, K. D. (1996). Statistical methods in eduaction and psychology. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Kirk, R. E. (1995). Experimental design: Procedures for the behavioral sciences. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
Pedhazur, E. J. (1997). Multiple regression in behavioral research. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Veri analizi el kitabı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2006). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Material Sharing

Documents

Assignments

Exams

Additional Material

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Practical Courses, Presentation, Seminar, Project, Laboratory Applications (if necessary)

Work Placements

As with any other educational component, credits for work placements are only awarded when the learning outcomes have been achieved and assessed. If a work placement is part of organised mobility (such as Farabi and Erasmus), the Learning Agreement for the placement should indicate the number of credits to be awarded if the expected learning outcomes are achieved.

Program Learning Outcomes

No

Course's Contribution to Program

Contribution

1

Have adequate knowledge about the foundational concepts, theoretical basis and contemporary approaches in the field of educational technology.

3