Planning Educational Research- Research Methods in Education

Planning Educational Research- Research Methods in Education

1. Characteristic of Educational Research

   • Must be coherent, feasible, and ethically.
     • Protection of identity and confidentiality of responses.
   • Operationalization of objectives and methodological rigor and requires planning.
     • Informed consent of students and parents.

2. Connected in my proposal:

   • Using Task-Based Learning to Overcome 7th Graders’ Difficulties in English Writing Caused by Lack of Vocabulary
     • Research problem
       • The two chapters explain that the problem must be contextual, real, and variable in order to be addressed. To this end, my proposal defines it as follows:
         • - Students have poor vocabulary, weak verb conjugation, and low coherence in writing.
         • - This affects confidence, academic performance, and participation.
     • Research questions
       • The authors insist that in order to arrive at valid research, the questions must be specific enough to determine what data is required, what will be obtained, and what instruments will be used to collect it in a focused and measurable way:
         • Ask questions such as:
           • How does applying TBL activities in vocabulary improve 7th grades writing?
     • Objectives
       • According to their research approach, the authors define the general and specific objectives with concrete questions that can be investigated with real data, that's:
         • In the same way:
           • If the aim is to evaluate the impact of an intervention, an action research experiment is more appropriate, defining them as:
             • General objective:
               • Analyze how task based learning activities focused on vocabulary improve writing.
             • Specific objectives:
               • Identify writing difficulties caused by lack of vocabulary.
                 • Design and implement TBL activities.
     • Methodological design
       • They define the methodology aligned with the objectives and questions asked in the research process through action research methods when seeking to intervene and improve practice by:
         • As follows:
           • Qualitative research
             • Action research + case study logic
               • Strengthen vocabulary writing with TBL + focused study in 7th grade.
     • Population and sample
       • Focus on the population as subjects of the study, and the sample is the subset of the population through:
         • -Population: 35 7th grade A1 students.
         • -Sample: 15 students selected for variety and quality of responses (interview).

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