Information Package

Master's of Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language with Thesis

TYÖ605

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS

Course Code
TYÖ605
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
7
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS7
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. to develop the skills in practicing the statistics techniques that are often used in causal, comparative, correlational and empirical patterns for the Social Sciences Studies by using SPSS; interpreting the results and reporting.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIntroduction to SPSS, descriptive statistics, hypothesis test, linear correlation techniques, simple and multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, variance analysis, non-parametric statistics (chi-square, , Mann Whitney U-test, Kruskal Wallis Test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test), techniques used in developing for language teaching.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic terms, research pattern and choosing appropriate statistics
2nd Week Introduction to SPSS
3rd Week Descriptive Statistics and qui-square test
4th Week T-Test and ANOVA for inter-group patterns
5th Week T-Test and ANOVA for inter-group patterns
6th Week T-Test for inter-group T-test; single factoral ANOVA
7th Week ANOVA for complicated patterns
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Correlation and multi-linear regression analysis
10th Week Correlation and multi-linear regression analysis
11th Week Statistics used in scale development
12th Week Statistics used in scale development
13th Week Non-parametric statistics
14th Week Basic terms, research pattern, choosing appropriate statistics seçimi
Recommended or Required ReadingBüyüköztürk, Ş. (2008). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı: İstatistik, araştırma deseni, SPSS uygulamaları ve yorum (9.baskı). Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö.E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2008). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri (İkinci baskı). Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
Fraenkel, J.R. & Wallen, N.E. ( 2006). How to design and evaluate research in education (Sixth edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill Pub.
Green, S.B. & Salkind, N.J. ( 2005). Using SPSS for windows and macintosh: Analyzing and understanding data (Fourth edition). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Hovardaoğlu, S. (2004). Davranış bilimleri için istatistik. Ankara: Hatipoğlu Yayınları.
Kline, P. (1994). An easy guide to factor analysis. New York: Routledge.
Köklü, N., Büyüköztürk, Ş. ve Çokluk, Ö. (2007). Sosyal bilimler için istatistik (2.baskı). Ankara: Pegem Yayınları.
Tabachnick, B. G, & Fidell, L.S. (2001). Using multivariate statistics (Fourth edition). Boston: Ally and Bacon.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 15
Practice 1 15
Project 1 15
Presentation of Case Study 1 15
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 5 20 100
Literature review 2 20 40
Performance Practice 5 5 25
Total Work Load210
Total Work Load / 30 (h)7
ECTS Credit of the Course7
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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K17 X
K18 X
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