EDU 801 Experimental Research Methods: Introduction to Survey Research

Dr. Elsa-Sofia Morote

Department of Educational Administration Leadership and Technology

 

The purpose of this course is provide doctoral students with an overview of basic research methods, both quantitative and qualitative. The course will also provide a basic introduction to corresponding data analysis procedures for conducting research in the social sciences. Further, the course will provide a context for research methods by applying them to potential research problems that are of interest to students. This course is a prerequisite for more advanced courses in quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Books/Materials

How to Conduct your own survey - Priscilla Salant and Don A. Dillman

Qualitative Research For Education - Bodgan and Biklen

Handbook of Test and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences - 2nd Edition - Lester and Bishop

Practical Research - Leedy and Ormrod

A Cross section of Educational Research - Third Edition - Lawrence Lyne (Professor will bring copies)

July 12 Introduction
8:30-12 Students' Presentation
   
   

overview of course outline, expectations, assignments and timeline for submission

 

 
  The Research Process - The research proposal
  - Introduction

Problem statement and research questions

Students will review sample Problem Statements from various sources. Students will then draft a preliminary problem based on their own research interest. The statements will then be reviewed and critiqued in class for clarification. Students will then draft research questions to support the problem statement.

Definition of Terms, Research Variables

Conceptual Rationale

 
12-1 Lunch
1-2

Research Methods and Design

 

Selection of Subjects - sampling procedures

Design/procedures

Data gathering- instrumentation, questionnaires, interviewing

Statistical Procedures
2-4.30PM 2-2.45 Kennya Beard - Chapter 1- Practical Surveys

2.45-3.30Dannielle Colby - Chapter 2 - Cornerstones of a Quality Survey

3.30-4.30 - Sampling - Article Critique Reading
July 13 Thursday
8.30-10 8.30-9.15 Kathleen Gambino - Chapter 3 - Deciding What Information you need

9.15-10Aurelia Enriquez - Chapter 4 - Choosing Survey Method

 
10-12 10-10.45 Eugenia Jackolski - Chapter 5 - When and How to Select a Sample

10.45-11:30Mary Kelly - Chapter 6 - Writing good questions

11:30-12 - Discussion
12-1 Lunch
1-2pm Chapter 6- Writing Good Questions

Sampling

 
2-4.30 Lab Article Critique :

Group A - Greg, Marianne, Eugenia (1 &2)

Group B - Shane, Victoria, Aurelia (2 & 3)

Group C - Francis, Kathy G., Danielle (3& 4)

Group D - Kathy, Mary and Kenya (4&1)
July 14 Friday
8.30-10 8.30- 9.30 Article Critique Presentation - 15 minutes each team

9.30-10.15 Frances LaFaudi - Chapter 8 - Setting Your Survey in Motion and Getting it Done

 
10-12 10.15-11 Kathleen Munisteri - Chapter 9 - From Questionnaire to Survey Results

11-11.45Victoria Siegel - Chapter 10 - Reporting Survey Results

 
12-1 Lunch
1-3:00PM 1-1.45--Gregg - Chapter 11 - Advice, Resources and Maintaining Perspective.

Overview of Research Methodologies

1.45-2.30pm Quantitative (Marianne & Shane Higuera- Chapter 10)

  • Descriptive - Sample Survey Research
  • Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs
  • Correlation and Causal Comparative Research

2.30-3pm Qualitative (Marianne & Shane Higuera- Chapter 15)
3-4.30 PM Descriptive Statistics - Exercises
July 15 Survey Preparation
8.30-10 Analyze Materials, prepare research questions- in teams- Discussion of a Survey Questionnaire (chapter 7)
10-12 Surveys presentation and discussion, improvement.- Validity
12-1 Lunch
1-2 Combine Materials, Apply Survey
2-3 Upload Survey in SPSS
3-4.30 Analyze Survey

Final Grade Assessment

Class Participation (25%)

Problem Statement (10%)

Preparation of a real world questionnaire (20%)

Presentation - Salant - Dillman (25%)

Research Article critique (20%)