Teaching Quantitative Methods

Author : Stephen Gorard
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826453074
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Methods in Educational Research written by Stephen Gorard and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-08-22 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to quantitative research, rooted in the author's own teaching and research. In particular, it challenges both the student who "does not do numbers" and the student who does nothing but numbers (and who therefore fails to interpret or challenge his/her results). The book shows how all educational researchers need to "do" quantitative research, even if only in the sense of reading other people's research findings. In fact, the book argues that the conventional distinction between primary and secondary research data is inadequate, since there is enormous need/opportunity for conducting research through using and reinterpreting secondary data. This leads to one of the main selling points of the book - Gorard's idea of the "idle researcher", who makes valuable contributions to the research literature by using data gathered by other researchers.

Author : Joseph Lee Rodgers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429810210
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Statistics and Quantitative Methods in the 21st Century written by Joseph Lee Rodgers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, which provides a guide for revising and expanding statistical and quantitative methods pedagogy, is useful for novice and seasoned instructors at both undergraduate and graduate levels, inspiring them to use transformative approaches to train students as future researchers. Is it time for a radical revision in our pedagogical orientation? How are we currently teaching introductory statistics and quantitative methods, and how should we teach them? What innovations are used, what is in development? This ground-breaking edited volume addresses these questions and more, providing cutting-edge guidance from highly accomplished teachers. Many current textbooks and syllabi differ in only superficial ways from those used 50 years ago, yet the field of quantitative methods—and its relationship to the research enterprise—has expanded in many important ways. A philosophical axiom underlying this book is that introductory teaching should prepare students to potentially enter more advanced quantitative methods training and ultimately to become accomplished researchers. The reader is introduced to classroom innovation, and to both pragmatic and philosophical challenges to the status quo, motivating a broad revolution in how introductory statistics and quantitative methods are taught. Designed to update and renovate statistical pedagogy, this material will stimulate students, new instructors, and experienced teachers.

Author : Geoff Payne
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848600011
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Quantitative Methods written by Geoff Payne and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, innovative text from world experts, this clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. It is a pragmatic approach which will be of interest to any academic teaching 'numbers' to their students.

Author : Tolmie, Andy
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335233775
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Methods In Educational And Social Research Using Spss written by Tolmie, Andy and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to bridge the gap between introductory and more advanced ‘technical’ books on quantitative methods, helping the reader to progress clearly.

Author : Wayne K. Hoy
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506307213
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Research in Education written by Wayne K. Hoy and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book provides a reference point for beginning educational researchers to grasp the most pertinent elements of designing and conducting research..." —Megan Tschannen-Moran, The College of William & Mary Quantitative Research in Education: A Primer, Second Edition is a brief and practical text designed to allay anxiety about quantitative research. Award-winning authors Wayne K. Hoy and Curt M. Adams first introduce readers to the nature of research and science, and then present the meaning of concepts and research problems as they dispel notions that quantitative research is too difficult, too theoretical, and not practical. Rich with concrete examples and illustrations, the Primer emphasizes conceptual understanding and the practical utility of quantitative methods while teaching strategies and techniques for developing original research hypotheses. The Second Edition includes suggestions for empirical investigation and features a new section on self-determination theory, examples from the latest research, a concluding chapter illustrating the practical applications of quantitative research, and much more. This accessible Primer is perfect for students and researchers who want a quick understanding of the process of scientific inquiry and who want to learn how to effectively create and test ideas.

Author : Aimee LaPointe Terosky
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000851753
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education written by Aimee LaPointe Terosky and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education brings together more than 60 faculty experts. The contributors share detailed lesson plans about selected research concepts or skills in education and related disciplines, as well as discussions of the intellectual preparation needed to effectively teach the lesson. Grounded in the wisdom of practice from exemplary and award-winning faculty from diverse institution types, career stages, and demographic backgrounds, this book draws on both the practical and cognitive elements of teaching educational (and related) research to students in higher education today. The book is divided into eight sections, covering the following key elements within education (and related) research: problems and research questions, literature reviews and theoretical frameworks, research design, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods, findings and discussions, and special topics, such as student identity development, community and policy engaged research, and research dissemination. Within each section, individual chapters specifically focus on skills and perspectives needed to navigate the complexities of educational research. The concluding chapter reflects on how teachers of research also need to be learners of research, as faculty continuously strive for mastery, identity, and creativity in how they guide our next generation of knowledge producers through the research process. Undergraduate and graduate professors of education (and related) research courses, dissertation chairs/committee members, faculty development staff members, and graduate students would all benefit from the lessons and expert commentary contained in this book.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9462094047
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Quantitative Methods for Educational Research written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook serves to act as a reference for educational researchers and practitioners who desire to acquire knowledge and skills in quantitative methods for data analysis or to obtain deeper insights from published works. Written by experienced researchers and educators, each chapter in this handbook covers a methodological topic with attention paid to the theory, procedures, and the challenges on the use of that particular methodology.

Author : Jeffrey L. Bernstein
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839101210
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Research Methods in Political Science written by Jeffrey L. Bernstein and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Research Methods in Political Science brings together experienced instructors to offer a range of perspectives on how to teach courses in political science. It focuses on numerous topics, including identifying good research questions, measuring key concepts, writing literature reviews and developing information literacy skills.

Author : Mark Garner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317046560
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences written by Mark Garner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can excellence in the teaching of research methods be encouraged and ensured? This question has become increasingly important following the adoption of research methodology as a core part of many postgraduate and undergraduate courses. There has, however, been little discussion about the aims and methods of teaching the subject. In this volume; a number of authors from a variety of countries and disciplines employ their knowledge and experience towards the development of a 'pedagogical culture' in research methods. Their aim is to establish the extent of common concerns and challenges and to demonstrate ways in which these are being met. Intended to provide both a stimulus and source materials for the development of a more substantial and systematic literature in the field, the book will be of great interest to all those teaching research methods courses within social science disciplines.

Author : Melanie Nind
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315514516
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teaching and Learning of Social Research Methods written by Melanie Nind and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of the teaching and learning of social research methods is increasingly recognised by research councils and policy bodies as crucial to the drive to increase capacity amongst the research community. The need for greater scholarly engagement with how research methods are taught and learnt is also driven by the realisation that epistemological and methodological developments have not been accompanied by a pedagogical literature or culture. Training initiatives need this pedagogic input if they are to realise the educational aspirations for methodologically skilled and competent researchers, able to apply, adapt and reflect on a range of high-level research methods and approaches. The contributors to this collection have fully engaged with this need to develop and share pedagogical knowledge in relation to the teaching of research methods. Together they span qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, a range of disciplinary and national contexts, and face-to-face and blended teaching and learning. Through detailed examples, the collection addresses how best teaching practices develop in response to distinctive challenges that will resonate with readers; in so doing it will inspire and inform their own development. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology.