Types of Research
This type of research can best establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
What is an experiment?
In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. Hint: is not reliant on any other variable.
What is the independent variable?
Tests with uniform procedures for administration and scoring. They assess students’ performance in different domains and allow a student’s performance to be compared with the performance of other students at the same age or grade level on a national basis.
What is a standardized test?
The branch of psychology that specializes in understanding teaching and learning in educational settings.
What is educational psychology?
In an experiment, this is the variable being measured.
What is the dependent variable?
Involves research that blends different research designs or methods.
What is mixed methods research?
A structured, teacher-centered approach characterized by teacher direction and control, high teacher expectations for students’ progress, maximum time spent by students on academic tasks, and efforts by the teacher to keep negative affect to a minimum.
What is direct instruction?
The observer-researcher also actively participates in the activity or setting.
What is participant observation?
It is a group of participants/subjects receiving the treatment.
What is an experimental group?
Observation conducted in the real world rather than in a laboratory.
What is naturalistic observation?
A learner-centered approach to learning that emphasizes the importance of individuals actively constructing knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher.
What is a constructivist approach?
This group of participants/subjects does not receive any treatment. (hint: baseline)
What is a control group?
Research used to solve a specific classroom or school problem, improve teaching and other educational strategies, or make a decision at a specific location.
What is action research?
A student driven instruction approach where students help each other learn and understand a concept
What is collaborative instruction?
It consists of in-depth description and interpretation of behavior in an ethnic or a cultural group. The researcher directly interacts with the target group to collect data.
What is an ethnographic study?
Participants/subjects are assigned to groups by chance.
What is random assignment?
Research designed to make decisions about the effectiveness of a particular program.
What is program evaluation research?
Thinking reflectively and productively and evaluating the evidence.
What is critical thinking?