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Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students are required 

to describe research types according the purpose and method

to explain how to find a research problem

to  give  research problem  examples

to explain the basic characteristics of a research problem

to discuss the importance of review of related research

to give hypotheses examples related to the research problem

to explain the components of research problem

to express the difference between sample and population

to give examples related to sampling selecion methods (eg. random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling)

to determine sample size

to illustrate the ways to avoid the sampling bias

to define the purpose of different types of measuring instruments in educational studies

to describe validity of a test

to explain content validity, construct validity, concurrent validity, and predictive validity

to describe reliability of a test

to explain test-retest reliability, equivalent-foms reliability, split-half reliability

to explain how to define a historical research problem

to express how to collect ,  analysiz , and synthesiz data for historical research

to describe types  of self report research

to explain how to conduct a questionnaire study

to explain how to conduct an interview study

to define a correlational research

to give research problem examples related to correlational research

to describe data analysis for correlational research

to describe types of correlational research ( relationship study, prediction study)

to define in which cases, the causal comparative method is used

to explain how to conduct a causal comparative study

to describe control procedures for controlling all sources of weakness in a causal-comparative design

to give research problem examples related to causal-comparative research

to define the purpose of experimental research

to give threats examples related to internal validity and external validity for an experimental research study

to describe control procedures for controlling all sources of weakness in  experimental research designs

to explain the pre-experimental designs

to give examples related to pre-experimental designs

to explain the true experimental  designs

to give examples related to true experimental  designs

to explain the quasi-experimental  designs

to give examples related to quasi-experimental  designs