Course: Methods in Biology Education Research

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Course title Methods in Biology Education Research
Course code KPŘ/YMBER
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jáč Martin, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Ševčíková Olga, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course will cover fundamental research methods used in Biology Education Research (BER) including: planning research project, quantitative/qualitative/mixed experimental design, sampling, validity and reliability, tests (including conceptual tests and inventories) and questionnaires, interviews, observation, case studies, data analysis, ethical aspects of biology education research. During the course, scientific and methodological papers from different areas of Biology Education Research will be discussed. Students will also receive systematic feedback during their work on master's (or Ph.D.) theses focused on relevant scientific problem within biology education.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
  • Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K (2011). (2011). Research Methods in Education.. New York: Routledge.
  • Kampourakis, C. & Reiss, M. (2018). Teaching Biology in Schools: Global Research, Issues, and Trends. New York: Routledge.
  • Krüger, D., Parchmann, I. & Schecker, H. (Eds.). (2014). Methoden in der naturwissenschaftsdidaktischen Forschung.. Berlin & Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.


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