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

TYÖ606

RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION

Course Code
TYÖ606
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will be able to knows the basic concepts in the field of scientific research methodology
  2. will be able to comprehends the steps of scientific research.
  3. will be able to knows the types of scientific research.
  4. will be able to knows how examine and evaluate the scientific research
  5. will be able to organize a scientific research
  6. will be able to plan a scientific research
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionSPSS, 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 What is the Science? Science-Art Comparision, Objectives of Science, Scientific Method Research Types Ethics
2nd Week Internal and External Validity in Research, Research Process StagesWhat is a Research Problem? Problem Description,Literature ReviewVariable Types, Operational DefinitionsHypothesis,Objectives-Importance- Assumptions and restrictions of a research
3rd Week Research Population and SampleSampling Methods
4th Week What is measurement? Measurement Errors, The classification of tests
5th Week Reliability
6th Week Validity _ndI tem Analysis
7th Week Questionnaire, Observation, Interview
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Quantitative Research : Survey Research and Relational Research
10th Week Experimental Designs for Single-Subject Research
11th Week Basics of Qualitative Research Content Analysis
12th Week Case Study Action Research
13th Week Report UpdateEditing of a scientific articleGeneral Editorial Policies
14th Week Preparation for publication of an article (APA 6 FORMAT)
Recommended or Required ReadingKarasar, N. (2004). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E.B., Akgün, E.Ö., Karadeniz, Ş. Ve Demirel, F. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi, Ankara
Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları. (Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Yayınları, 2002).
Handbook of complementary methods in education research. (2006). Green,J.L, Camilli, G.,Elmore, P. American. Lawrence Erlbaum Association, Inc.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Problem Solving
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Assignment 1 25
Quiz 1 25
Presentation of Case Study 1 25
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
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 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Performance Practice 5 20 100
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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