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theoretical validity ~ the degree to which a theoretical explanation developed from a research study FITS THE DATA and is therefore credible and defensible - internal validity ~ used when qualitative researchers identify POTENTIAL CAUSEAND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS - researcher makes mental ...

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research literature


✓~ is the set of published research studies on a particular topic




AERA


✓~ American Educational Research Association - largest and most

prestigious research association in the field of education




abstract


✓~ a brief summary of what is included in the article.




provides a concise breakdown of article goals, methods, and tentative results

researchers choose to include




understanding

, ✓~ (type of research objective)




attempting to learn about and generate ideas about specific and unique

phenomena




How to determine if understanding was the objective of a research study


✓~ ask yourself these questions:




1. were the researchers studying a phenomenon or some aspect of a phenomenon

about WHICH LITTLE WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN?




2. Did the researchers choose to study a phenomenon WITHOUT ANY

PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS?




3. Were the researchers trying to "DISCOVER" IMPORTANT FACTORS or

"generate" new ideas for further research?




description

, ✓~ (type of research objective)




an attempt to describe the characteristics of a phenomenon.




one of the most basic activities in research.




ex. observing a phenomenon and recording what one sees




descriptive research


✓~ (type of research objective)




provide an accurate description or picture of the status or characteristics of a

situation or phenomenon.




**focus is not specifically on searching out cause-and-effect relationships, but

rather on relating the variables that exist in a given situation and any relevant

relationships that exist among them.

, Steps in Descriptive Research


✓~ 1. randomly select a sample from a defined population.




2. determine the sample characteristics




3. infer the characteristics of the population based on the sample




explanation


✓~ (type of research objective)




how and why a phenomenon operates as it does




**the objective of the majority of educational research is explanation**




How to determine if Explanation is the primary objective of a research study


✓~ ask yourself these questions:

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