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Master's of Turkish Language Education with Thesis

EĞT681

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

Course Code
EĞT681
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. model a research design for Turkish education field,
  2. develop data collection tools,
  3. make suggestions about research process and methods about Turkish education,
  4. design a study based on a current problem status of Turkish education.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionDefining research design, designating data sources and data collection techniques, characteristics of quantitative, qualitative and mix researches, and discussing how to execute a research in Turkish language education according to these different patterns. Practices on reading some studies executed with different research patterns and investigating these studies from ethical and academic perspectives.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Nature of educational research
2nd Week Basics of educational research I (problem of the study, variable and hypothesis, literature review)
3rd Week Basics of educational research II (sampling, data collection, validity and reliability)
4th Week Basics of educational research III (data analysis)
5th Week Reporting and suggestions
6th Week Ethical issues
7th Week Article review
8th Week Article review
9th Week Quantitative research I
10th Week Quantitative research II
11th Week Qualitative research I
12th Week Qualitative research II
13th Week Study designs
14th Week Study designs
15th Week Evaluation of designs
Recommended or Required ReadingBüyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2008). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem.
Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2017). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications.
Fraenkel, J. R., Wallen, N. E., & Hyun, H. H. (2012). How to design and evaluate research in education. New York: McGraw-hill.
Karasar, N. (2007). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi (17. baskı). Ankara: Nobel.
Kuş, E. (2009). Nicel-nitel araştırma teknikleri: sosyal bilimlerde araştırma teknikleri nicel mi? nitel mi? (3. baskı). Ankara: Anı.
Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook. Sage.
Patton, M. Q. (2002).Qualitative research and evaluation methods. Sage.
Yıldırım, A., & Simsek, H. (2008). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri (6. Baskı). Ankara: Seçkin.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Presentation of Article 3 30
Presentation of Case Study 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 10 7 70
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 5 11 55
Presentation (including preperation) 2 3 6
Literature review 3 4 12
Article Presentation 3 3 9
Article 3 5 15
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 7 4 28
Total Work Load240
Total Work Load / 30 (h)8
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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