Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja Ciclo Académico Abril Agosto 2011 Carrera: Inglés Docente: Lic. Alba Bitalina Vargas Saritama Ciclo: Séptimo Bimestre: Segundo

1. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH II Ciencias de la Educación: Mención Inglés Mgs. Alba Vargas Saritama Segundo Bimestre Abril Agosto 2011

2. Objectives

3. Distictions between Quantitative and Qualitative Research According to Gass & Mackey (2005)

4. Does it depend on the question or problem addressed? Which is the most appropriate approach ? EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH .

6. Qualitative Research

9. Decides what data are needed Decides if, and what type of, sample is needed Selects tools appropriate for collecting needed data The researcher

12. Triangulations entails the use of multiple, independent methods in a single study in order to arrive at the same findings. www.indiamart.com Triangulation It reduces observer or interviewer bias and enhances the validity and reliability.

13. CLASSROOM RESEARCH

16. CODING

17. CODING Some type of data need to be prepared for coding because it is not ready for immediate analysis after collection; but other type of data like the scores taken from TOEFL do not need any treatment. Orwin (1994, p. 140) states “Coding represents an attempt to reduce a complex, messy, context-laden and quantification resistant reality to a matrix of numbers”.

18. How much to code? What type of data needs coding? How to code data? CODING http://www.fotosearch.com

21. Analysis of Quantitative data

25. The importance of reporting research

27. Research reports depends on the type of research and the methods use to addressed questions or problems. The nature of reports

28. Common Elements In A Research Report COMMON ELEMENTS IN A RESEARCH REPORT