Unit name | Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology in Education (Part 2) |
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Unit code | EDUC10006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Liz Washbrook |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Building on RM & Stats 1, in this unit students will be introduced to research methods in psychology, research design, statistical analyses, psychometrics and measurement techniques, and quantitative methods. Examples of statistics and research methods will be taken from psychology in education.
The unit will have a 1 hour lecture on quantitative analyses or statistics, followed by a 2 hour session split into research methods and the application of the analyses/statistics. During the application component, students will collect and analyse data for their assessed lab report. By linking statistical analysis techniques to research methods through application, we will encourage students to develop:
(a) a conceptual understanding of the epistemology, content and analysis relating to the proposed empirical work;
(b) specification of the studies' theoretical content and study design;
(c) the conduct of the data collection phase;
(d) the analysis of these data;
(e) the write-up of the results of that study in the conventional APA format.
Topics will include: Research methods (experimental manipulations, independent designs, repeated measures designs) and statistical techniques related to t-tests; One-way ANOVA; Chi-square; non-parametric tests; and mixed methods.
Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:
This unit will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities including seminars, lectures, reading and discussions.
Formative assessment Quiz (ILOs 1-4) Workbook (ILOs 1-5) Lab report support (ILOs 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) Support for interviews and analysis (ILOs 3, 4,7)
Summative assessment:
ILOs 1-6, 8: Assessed problem set (50%) The problem set will cover material presented in the unit and consist of short answer questions equivalent to 2000 words.
ILOs 1-8: Lab Report, 2,000 words (50%) The lab report, focused on quantitative methods, will present the rationale, methods, analysis, and conclusions for quantitative data.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.