generates descr iptions, and sometimes
attempted explanations, of conditions, situations, a nd events that have occurred in the past.
What is historical
100
A research design in which (1) an independent variable is directly manipulated to measure its effect on a dependent variable, and (2) participants are randomly assigned to different groups that receive different amounts of the independent variable
What is experimental (true) research design
100
A brief, comprehensive summary of a research report that includes the research problem, a description of the participants, and an overview of the method, results and conclusions.
What is an abstract
100
The Educational Resources Information Center, a federally funded source for literature on education research, including a searchable online database
What is ERIC
100
In experimental research, the variable that the researcher varies or manipulates to determine whether it has an effect on the dependent variable.
What is independent variable
200
provides information about conditions,
situations, and events that occur in the present
What is descriptive
200
seeks to establish an association or correlation between two or more variables. The fact that two or more variables are associated does not necessarily mean that one is a cause of the other(s).
What is correlational
200
The group of participants in an experiment who do not receive the treatment that is being studied.
What is control group
200
The degree to which results from a study can be generalized to other participants, settings, treatments, and measures
What is external validity
200
The degree to which the conclusions of a research study are supported by evidence and can be trusted.
What is validity
300
involves the search for relationships
between variables through the use of various measures of
statistical association.
What is correlational
300
A type of research in which educators examine their own practice and evaluate strategies to improve practice and education outcomes. Most action research studies use descriptive research designs.
What is action
300
Factual information gathered as evidence for a research study.
What is data
300
A group of participants who are interviewed together and encouraged to share their opinions on a particular topic.
What is focus group
300
comprehensive and systematic summary of past empirical research and/or evaluation studies on a specific topic.
What is literature review
400
aims to suggest causal linkages between
variables by observing existing phenomena and then searching back through available data in order to try to identify plausible causal relationships
What is causal
400
consists of a description of events that occur within the life of a group – with particular reference to the interaction of individuals in the context of the sociocultural norms, rituals, and beliefs shared by the group.
What is ethnographic
400
Research in which the data are narrative descriptions or observations.
What is qualitative?
400
The replication of research results in different contexts and with different populations.
What is generalization
400
Research in which the data are numbers and measurements
What is quantitative
500
is used in settings where variables defining one or more ‘causes’ can be manipulated in a systematic fashion in order to discern ‘effects’ on other variables.
What is experimental
500
generally refers to a research approach that consists of an in-depth study of a particular student, classroom, or school with the aim of producing a nuanced description of the pervading cultural setting that affects education, and an account of the interactions
What is case study
500
is measured in a study. In an experimental research study, it is affected by the independent variable.
What is dependent variable
500
A statement that an independent variable or treatment will have no effect.
What is null hypothesis
500
All individuals or entities belonging to the group that is being studied.