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DEFINITIONS

Science:

the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.

Education:

the continuous ‘reconstruction or reorganization of experience which adds to the meaning of experience, and which increases ability to direct the course of subsequent experience. (Dewey 1916: 76).

Investigation:

refers to the process of collecting information in order to reach some goal.

Scientific investigation:

is a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers.

Education research:

is the scientific field of study that examines education and learning processes and the human attributes, interactions, organizations, and institutions that shape educational outcomes.

Method:

a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline or art.

Scientific method:

is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions.

Methodology:

is a system of practices, techniques, procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline.

General objective:

is a goal that the project hopes to achieve.

Project:

an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim.