This is the second of two core Research Methods modules which focus on developing skills in research methodology in the field of Education. This module focuses on the practical applications that are used to carry out quantitative and qualitative research.
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Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
This module builds on the material taught in Research Methods for Education I: Researching Questions during the Autumn term.
The module continues to develop students' methodological knowledge, skills and understanding to a point where they will be well-equipped to formulate their research questions, find and critique the literature related to those questions, design appropriate studies to address them, gather quantitative and qualitative data, analyse that data using appropriate techniques, and write reports of empirical investigations in APA style.
Subject content
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
Academic and graduate skills
Students will have gained experience in:
Research Methods for Education II: Answering Questions
Developing a research proposal
Conducting ethical research and preparing an ethics application
Quantitative Methods: Descriptive statistics and SPSS
Quantitative Methods: Correlation and regression
Quantitative Methods: Inferential statistics, T-tests and Anova
Qualitative Methods: Document analysis
Qualitative Methods: Thematic analysis
Qualitative Methods: Coding and Nvivo
Reporting research findings
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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Students will be given the opportunity to take part in a formative task (producing a research proposal and ethics application).
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Feedback is returned to students in line with university policy. Please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2013). Successful qualitative research: A practical guide for beginners. London: Sage.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morisson, K. (2007). Research methods in education. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. [Available as an e-book]
Field, A. (2013). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. London: Sage.
Muijs, D (2011). Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS. London: Sage.
Silverman, D. (2006). Interpreting qualitative data. London: Sage.