• Education Research
  • Cover
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Groundwork
  • 2. Process
  • 2. Paradigms
  • 3. Learning Theories
  • 4. Methodology
  • 5. Data Collection
  • 5. Methods
  • 7. Reporting
  • Appendix A. Supplements
  • Appendix B. Example Studies
  • Appendix D. Software Examples
  • Appendix C. Historical Readings
  • Abstracts
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    • Publication Information
    DOI10.59668/133
    Pages251
    LicenseCC BY
    Year2022
    LanguageEnglish
    Research MethodsEducation Research

    Education Research

    Across Multiple Paradigms

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    Written for introductory education research courses, this book gives students a broad view of the process, history, paradigms, and methods of education research so that they can become critical consumers of others' research, communicate in a variety of research languages, and navigate dominant research paradigms throughout their careers.

    Introduction1
    Acknowledgements5
    1. Groundwork7
    1.1. Research9
    1.2. Knowing19
    1.3. Theories35
    1.4. Ethics53
    2. Paradigms67
    2.1. Inferential Statistics75
    2.2. Sampling81
    2.3. Qualitative Rigor93
    2.4. Design-Based Research105
    2.5. Mixed Methods111
    3. Learning Theories119
    3.1. Behaviorism121
    3.2. Cognitivism127
    3.3. Constructivism133
    3.4. Socioculturalism139
    3.5. Connectivism147
    Appendix A. Supplements155
    Glossary157
    Appendix B. Example Studies169
    Example Study #1. Public comment sentiment on educational videos171
    Example Study #2. Effects of open textbook adoption on teachers' open practices193
    Appendix C. Historical Readings211
    Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848)213
    On the Origin of Species (1859)221
    Science and the Savages (1905)229
    Theories of Knowledge (1916)235
    Theories of Morals (1916)243
    Royce Kimmons

    Brigham Young University

    Royce Kimmons is an Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University where he studies digital participation divides specifically in the realms of social media, open education, and classroom technology use. He is also the founder of EdTechBooks.org. More information about his work may be found at http://roycekimmons.com, and you may also dialogue with him on Twitter @roycekimmons.

    This content is provided to you freely by BYU Open Learning Network.

    Access it online or download it at https://open.byu.edu/education_research.