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intended to describe current conditions, investigate relations, & study cause & effect phenomena.

Survey research involves collecting numerical data to anwer questions about the current status of the subject of study

Correlational research examines the relation between 2 or more variables. A variable is a placeholder- such as age, IQ, height-that can take on different values.

In correlational research, the degree of relation is measured by a correlation coefficient. If 2 variables are highly related, 1 is not necessarily the cause of the other.

Causal-comparative research seeks to investigate differences between 2 or more different programs, methods, or groups. The activity thought to make a difference is called the grouping variable. The effect is the dependent variable

In most causal-comparitive research studies, the researcher does not have control over the grouping variablebecause it already has occurred or can't be manipulated. CC research is useful in those circumstances when it is impossible or unethical to manipulate an independent variable.

True experimental research investigates causal relations among variables.

The experimental researcher controls the selection of participants by choosing them from a single pool and assigning them at random to different causal treatments. Researcger also controls contextual variables that may interfere with the study.Because participants are randomly selected and assigned to different treatments, experimental research permits researchers to make true causal-effect statements.

Single-subject experimental designs are a type of experimental research that can be applied when the sample is one individual or group. This type of design is often used to study the behavior change an individual or group exhibits as a result of some intervention or treatment.

intended to describe current conditions, investigate relations, & study cause & effect phenomena.

Survey research involves collecting numerical data to anwer questions about the current status of the subject of study

Correlational research examines the relation between 2 or more variables. A variable is a placeholder- such as age, IQ, height-that can take on different values.

In correlational research, the degree of relation is measured by a correlation coefficient. If 2 variables are highly related, 1 is not necessarily the cause of the other.

Causal-comparative research seeks to investigate differences between 2 or more different programs, methods, or groups. The activity thought to make a difference is called the grouping variable. The effect is the dependent variable

In most causal-comparitive research studies, the researcher does not have control over the grouping variablebecause it already has occurred or can't be manipulated. CC research is useful in those circumstances when it is impossible or unethical to manipulate an independent variable.

True experimental research investigates causal relations among variables.

The experimental researcher controls the selection of participants by choosing them from a single pool and assigning them at random to different causal treatments. Researcger also controls contextual variables that may interfere with the study.Because participants are randomly selected and assigned to different treatments, experimental research permits researchers to make true causal-effect statements.

Single-subject experimental designs are a type of experimental research that can be applied when the sample is one individual or group. This type of design is often used to study the behavior change an individual or group exhibits as a result of some intervention or treatment.

Includes narrative, ethnographic, and case study research. Focus of these methods is on deep description of aspects of people's everyday perspectives and context.

Narrative research is the study of how iindividuals experience the world. The researcher typically focuses on a single person and gathers data hrough the collection of stories.

Ethnographic research is the study of the cultural patterns and perspectives of participants in their natural setting. Ethnography focuses on a particular site or sites that provide the researcher with a context in which to study both the setting and the paricipants who inhabit it.

Case study research is a research approach to conducting research on a unit of study or bounded system (classroom, school)

Id a research topic;
reviewing the literture;
selecting participants;
collecting data;
analyzing & interpreting data;
reporting & evaluating research.

Data is gathered directly from participants; a great deal of time is spent with participants as they consider alternate explanations for the behavior they see.

research reports include detailed descriptions that include the voices of participants as well as the biases and perspective of the researcher.

The type of research method needed for a givenstudy depends on the way the problem is defined.

Basic research is done to develope or refine theory, not to solve immediate practical problems. Applied research is conducted to find the solutions to current practical problems.

The purpose of evaluation research is to inform decision-making about educational programs and practices. The major purpose of R&D efforts is to develop effective products for use in schools. The purpose for action research is to provide teacher researchers witha method for solving everyday problems in their own settings.