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