Course: Selected Methods of Pedagogical Research

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Course title Selected Methods of Pedagogical Research
Course code USP/Z8VMV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Obonya Juraj, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
- Selected techniques of data collection in quantitative pedagogical research. - Measurement in quantitative pedagogical research and data recording. - Basic requirements for the quality of the sample in quantitative pedagogical research. - Research methods in relation to research questions. - Hypotheses. Hypothesis testing: selected tests of statistical significance. - Basic descriptive statistics. Correlation analysis. - Graphic processing of statistical analysis outputs. - Presentation of results in quantitative research. - Research methods of qualitative research: unstructured observation, unstructured and semi- structured - interview, focus group, narrative interview, analysis of verbal statements, analysis of visual data - Selected techniques of data collection in qualitative pedagogical research. - Types of data in qualitative research. - Data processing: types of coding and the process from data to theory in individual designs. - Thematic analysis, ethnographic research, grounded theory. - Presentation of results in qualitative research.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Text analysis
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 23 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
learning outcomes
quantitative data collection
quantitative data collection
qualitative data collection
qualitative data collection
qualntitative data analysis
qualntitative data analysis
qualitative data analysis
qualitative data analysis
reporting the findings of educational research
reporting the findings of educational research
Skills
design data collection through questionnaire methods
design data collection through questionnaire methods
design data collection through interview methods
design data collection through interview methods
analyse quantitative data through methods of descriptive statistics
analyse quantitative data through methods of descriptive statistics
analyse qualitative data through grounded theory methods
analyse qualitative data through grounded theory methods
justify adequate procedure for a research activity
justify adequate procedure for a research activity
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Text analysis
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Text analysis
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Field, A. P. Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics: and sex and drugs and rock'n'roll (4th ed.). London: SAGE, 2013.
  • Gavora, P. Tvorba výskumného nástroja pre pedagogické bádanie. Bratislava: SPN, 2012.
  • Gavora, P. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. (2. vyd.).. Brno: Paido, 2010.
  • Chráska, M., & Kočvarová, I. Kvantitativní design v pedagogických výzkumech začínajících akademických pracovníků. Zlín: UTB, 2014.
  • Mareš, P., Rabušic, L., & Soukup, P. Analýza sociálněvědních dat (nejen) v SPSS. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015.


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