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

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Key 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
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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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Understanding Scientific Concepts and Methods

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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Descartes’ Philosophical Method and Doubt

Descartes’ Method of Reason

There are two ways of knowing: intuition and deduction. Intuition, as defined by Descartes, is not the fluctuating testimony of the senses, but the conception of a pure and attentive mind, arising from the light of reason, leading to simple, absolutely true knowledge. Deduction is defined as any necessary inference from other facts known with certainty. Intelligence discovers connections through inference. The inspiration for this method is clearly Cartesian mathematics.

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Effective Teaching Methodologies and Core Competencies

Methodology: Concepts and Types

Defining Methodology

  • A description of a process.
  • A way to arrive somewhere.
  • A system which comprises some principles, practices, and procedures.
  • Includes methods, techniques, and procedures.
  • Answers the question, “How do I teach?”
  • Etc.

Classifications of Teaching Methodologies

By Student Participation

ACTIVE: Students are involved, research, create, build.

PASSIVE: Students are directed in all their actions.

By Adaptation Level

COLLECTIVE EDUCATION: The teacher teaches to

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