EDUC 604 - Educational Research and Methodology

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

Recognizing the need for instruction in the statistical tools used in the field of education, students are introduced to various statistical methods and to the rationale for their use. Research methods, research designs, and sampling techniques will be introduced. Research knowledge and statistics will be applied to a research proposal which includes major components such as identification of a research problem, purpose of the study, review of the related literature, statement of hypothesis, description of sample, selection or construction of measuring devices, collection of data, identification of appropriate statistics, and a plan for possible implementation. Offered every semester