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Lecturer(s)
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Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Kropáč Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D., LL.M.
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Szotkowski René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Researches qualitatively and quantitatively oriented. Phase quantitative research. Formulation of the problem of empirical research. Hypotheses and rules for their formulation. Selecting elements in research samples. Measurement in pedagogical research, its types and properties. Planning and preparation of the project of empirical research. Characteristics of position (mean values). Rate variability. Methods graphical display of data. Normal distribution and its properties. Selected statistical methods used in the testing of hypotheses. Application of basic research methods and techniques in terms of pre-school education. Applications selected statistical methods used in the testing of hypotheses. Phases of qualitative research. Selected designs of qualitative research. Searching for sources of information. Evaluation and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative research data. Ethics research.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 30 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 26 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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After completing the course students should be able to: explain and describe the differences between qualitatively and quantitatively oriented research, formulate research problems, questions, and hypotheses, to create a process of quantitative research, enumerate and characterize the level measurement in educational research, suggest a project of empirical research, applied basic research methods and techniques in terms of pre-school education, using selected statistical methods used in the testing of hypotheses, find the best sources of information to describe and characterize qualitative research in educational sciences, explain and describe the differences in selected designs of qualitative research, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative research data, describe and characterize the ethics of research.
Students can apply basic research methods and procedures in terms of pre-school education. Methods of data collection in empirical research (questionnaire, interview). Basic procedures used in the evaluation of research data (frequency tables, pivot tables, texts statistical significance).
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of methodology, mathematics and statistics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Elaboration of ficticious pedagogical research project in the area of pre-school pedagogy (including statistical processing of fictitious results).
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Recommended literature
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Disman, M. (2011). Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost: příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum.
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Gavora, P., Jůva, V., & Hlavatá, V. (2010). Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
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Gulová, L., & Šíp, R. (2013). Výzkumné metody v pedagogické praxi. Praha: Grada.
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Hendl, J. (2012). Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál.
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Hendl, J. (2012). Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha: Portál.
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HOY, K. Wayne. (2010). Quantitative Research in Education: A Primer. USA: SAGE.
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Chráska, M. (2007). Metody pedagogického výzkumu: základy kvantitativního výzkumu. Praha: Grada.
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LICHTMAN, Marilyn. (2013). Qualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide. USA: SAGE.
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Maňák, J., Švec, Š., & Švec, V. (2005). Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Reichel, J. (2009). Kapitoly metodologie sociálních výzkumů. Praha: Grada Publishing.
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Skutil, M. (2011). Základy pedagogicko-psychologického výzkumu pro studenty učitelství. Praha: Portál.
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Švaříček, R., & Šeďová, K. (2014). Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál.
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