Course: Research activities in education

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Course title Research activities in education
Course code KPG/VAK@
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Chráska Miroslav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Szotkowski René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Application of methods and techniques of data collection in pedagogical research. Application of data processing methods in educational research. Measures of central tendency (mean values). Application methods for graphical data display. Selected exploratory analysis techniques and their application in educational research. Normal distribution and its properties. Applications selected statistical methods used in the testing of hypotheses. Methods and techniques relational analysis. Correlation analysis. Selected statistical tests of significance. Planning and preparation of the project of empirical research. Searching for sources of information. Research as part of the theses. Ethics of research work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able to: - apply different methods and techniques of data collection in pedagogical research, - process, evaluate and interpret research data - apply selected statistical methods used for hypothesis testing, - propose a project of empirical research, - search for the best sources of information, - on the basis of practical examples of empirical research suggest the optimal data processing, - choose the optimal approach when processing the empirical part of the dissertation. - to compare the quantitative and qualitative methodology and to choose an optimal approach in the elaboration of the empirical part of the bachelor's or diploma thesis, - describe and characterize ethics of research work.
Students will be able to describe methods of testing of research hypotheses, statistical tests of significance and describe the data on which it can use. He can describe the normal distribution of the data and its properties. He will be able to verify the research hypotheses. He can apply appropriate graphical representation of data. It is able to write a final research report.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of methodology, mathematics and statistics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Elaborating a research project.
Recommended literature
  • GAVORA, Peter. (2010). Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu.. Brno: Paido.
  • HENDL, Jan. (2008). Kvalitativní výzkum: základní metody a aplikace.. Praha: Portál.
  • HENDL, Jan. (2015). Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat: Analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha: Portál.
  • CHRÁSKA, Miroslav. (2016). Metody pedagogického výzkumu.. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s.
  • KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a Pavel KAPOUN. (2017). Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu.. Praha: Grada.
  • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman a Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. (2014). Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Pedagogic Competence and Common ground Subjects (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer