11062 (v.6) Ed 620 - Foundations of Educational Research


Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Distinctions between positivistic and qualitative research paradigms, basic principles of experimental and quasi-experimental design, logic and application of statistical hypothesis testing, level of significance and power of statistical tests, parametric and nonparametric, generalisability and ecological validity, case study and other naturalistic research methods, problems.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

70300 Curriculum and Education Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y Y  
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y Y Y
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area