Classroom-based Research - EDST5448

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Education

Course Outline: School of Education

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in one of the following programs, 1970, 2354, 2359, 7401, 7960, 8910, 8926, or 8960; or enrolled in an Education or Educational Leadership plan in 8224. Students in 8926 must have completed EDST6761

CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course will introduce students to a range of classroom - based research approaches, methods and techniques in education and to provide them with the opportunity to explore small-scale problems in assessment, teaching and learning in their own educational context. Topics include the selection and justification of a research problem, different approaches, methods and techniques used in classroom -based research in education, the process of data collection and analysis, the role of the teacher-researcher and common issues and concerns.