Educational Research

Code:

MEG006

Acronym:

IE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	General Education Training

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Teaching Geography in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEBI	7	MEBI - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEFILO	9	MEFILO - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEG	28	MEG - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEH	26	MEH - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEIEFA	21	MEIEFA - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEP	17	MEP - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
MEPIEFA	16	MEPIEFA - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Characterize the different moments of a research project: the choice of a topic, the literature review, the delimitation of an object of study, the definition of research questions, the choice of a research design, data collection, data analysis and presentation of conclusions.

2. Identify and describe different educational research strategies;

         2.1 Characterize quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods;

         2.2 Identify the advantages and limitations of different research strategies;

         2.3.  Action research.

3. Carrying out a research project;

         3.1. The development of the project;

         3.2 Collecting and analysing data;

         3.3. writing the report of the study;

         3.4. the public presentation of research work.

4. Mastering basic concepts of statistics and content analysis.

5. Develop skills of group work.

 

 

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester students should be able to understand the importance of research for an informed understanding of education and teaching practice. They should demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct a literature review, define questions and objectives of a study, design a research design, construct or choose instruments for data collection, analyse them and write a report according to good practice in scientific research. The achievement of this objective will result from the development of a critical essay on educational research from research work conducted in the national context.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The role of educational research in teacher training.

    1.1. Education Sciences and their object of study;

    1.2. Scientific knowledge and teaching action: framework, problems and purposes.

2. Stages in the research process: from the choice of the topic to the presentation of the conclusions.

3. Modalities of educational research.

    3.1. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods: historical and epistemological contextualisation;

    3.2. Types of educational research: historical studies, naturalist studies (descriptive, correlational, and causal comparative), experimentalist studies and action-research.

4. Ethical questions in educational research.

  

Mandatory literature

Almeida, Leandro S.; Metodologia da investigação em psicologia e educação. ISBN: 978-972-97388-5-2
Bell, Judith; Como realizar um projecto de investigação. ISBN: 978-972-662-524-7
Bogdan, Robert C; Investigação qualitativa em educação. ISBN: 972-0-34112-2
Clara Pereira Coutinho; Metodologia de investigação em ciências sociais e humanas, Almedina, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-40-5137-6
Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison; Research methods in education, Routledge, 2007
John W. Creswell; Research design. ISBN: 0-8039-5255-4
Lima Jorge Ávila de; Fazer investigação. ISBN: 978-972-0-34956-9
Moreira, João Manuel; Questionários. ISBN: 978-972-40-2142-3
Quivy, Raymond; Manual de investigação em ciências sociais. ISBN: 972-662-275-1
Tuckman, B. W. ; Manual de investigação em educação (4ª ed.), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2012

Complementary Bibliography

Ioanna Palaiologou, David Needham e Trevor Male (Eds.); Doing research in education, Sage, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4462-6674-8
Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. ; Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches, Sage, 2012

Teaching methods and learning activities

that the students will do. The accomplishment of this project implies mobilizing knowledge, attitudes and skills for the successful completion of the work. The group work will be monitored in theoretical-practical classes, in order to foster the sharing between working groups, and in tutorial guidance sessions, aimed at individual groups. Only working students can do individual work. A cooperative learning methodology will be adopted in what concerns the development of the work and the individual assessment of the students.
The curricular unit assessment may change according to the number of students enrolled in the curricular unit.

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Teacher training
Social sciences > Educational sciences > Research methodology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	66,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	158,00

Eligibility for exams

Class attendance is optional.

Calculation formula of final grade

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Only student-workers will be able to do an individual assignment.

Classification improvement

Upgrading is possible by submitting a new or reworked paper.