Effective Data Presentation in Qualitative Analysis Reports
Presenting Research Findings
The result should be direct and clear writing whose purpose is to guide the reader, including the limitations that must be considered when drawing conclusions from the analysis. The contents of this section should refer to various issues, such as:
- The origin of the selected data and the particular circumstances in which it was obtained, which may be especially important for a critical evaluation of the results achieved.
- Presentation and description of the data.
- An exhibition
Educational Assessment: Concepts, Validity, and Techniques
Understanding Evaluation: Core Concepts
Rating: A complex process involving obtaining useful information about various items, enabling us to make judgments and decisions about the matter.
Types of Evaluation
- Home?
- Summative (Final): Assesses the final result.
- Formative (Process): Values and enables the evaluation process to improve.
Stake’s Evaluation Model (Assesses Learning Programs)
- The Background (Contextual Experience)
- Transactions of Instruction: Encounters between individuals (students, professors,
Synergizing Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
When integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches, unlike mere supplementation or complementation, the focus shifts from joint application to the intersection of triangulation. This requires specific tools for both quantitative and qualitative methods, often observed by researchers. However, this deeper integration may risk certain methodological renunciations.
Integration must also account for the implications of self-observation, as
Read MoreKey Educational Learning Theories Compared
Comparing Major Educational Learning Theories
Behavioral Theory (B.F. Skinner)
- Education: Gradually shapes behavior through stimuli and reinforcement.
- Learning: The result of stimulus-response relationships and the application of various reinforcements.
- Objectives: Must be detailed and express observable behaviors expected from learning.
- Strategies: Material is organized in small steps, using reinforcements to actively and successfully engage the learner.
- Teacher’s Role: Focuses on shaping behavior and
Understanding the Boundaries of Scientific Knowledge
The Limits of Scientific Knowledge
The progress of science and technology are limited activities, both in their explanatory power and their ability to contribute to human progress. True scientific knowledge is characterized by being open (taking into account all possibilities), cautious (not claiming more than what is known), and critical.
Popper’s proper methodology emphasizes the inherently non-verifiable nature of scientific knowledge. He argued that a hypothesis can only be considered scientifically
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Scientific Terms and Methods
Key Scientific Terms
Scientific Law
Scientific Law: A statement expressing universal constant relations between natural phenomena or events, whose truth has been sufficiently proved by experience and observation.
Scientific Theory
Scientific Theory: A set of statements that can systematically compute or contrast, making possible the explanation and prediction of natural phenomena.
Hypothesis
Hypothesis: A supposition or assumption made in order to explain something.
Paradigm
Paradigm:
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