Methodology of Pedagogical Investigation in Chemistry Teaching   (671H1)

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

8

Study level:

Study programs:

Teacher:

Dragica D. Trivić, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures (4+0+0)

Goals:

The student identifies problems in domain of chemistry education, prepares the project, conducts research and presents the results in the form of article and oral presentation.

Outcome:

• The student formulates the subject and purpose of the research, and research questions / hypotheses.
• The student plans the research methodology and instruments according to research questions / hypotheses.
• The student collects data, processes them statistically and interprets the obtained results, formulates conclusions, the research limitations, and the implications for education in the field of chemistry.

Teaching methods:

Lectures.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

1. Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, and Keith Morrison: Research methods in education, 6th edition, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, 2007. ISBN 978-0-415-36878-0
2. Vladimir Mužić: Metodologija pedagoškog istraživanja (više ponovljenih izdanja), Sarajevo, Beograd 1973, 1986.

Additional material:

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Lectures:

10 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

• Understanding of nature of science and scientific knowledge.
• Characteristics of researches of pedagogical phenomenon.
• Classification of educational researches.
• The selection of research problems (scientific and pedagogical relevance).
• Research questions/hypotheses.
• The selection of research methods.
• The sample on which research is conducted (selection and validity).
• Instruments of research (design, validity, reliability, methods of data collection, processing of data).
• Statistical methods in educational research (type, reliability, error).
• The interpretation of the obtained data.
• Drawing conclusions based on data from the research.
• Ways of communication of research results (writing reports and communication of key findings).
• Ethical questions related to educational research.
• Criteria for evaluating research projects.

Semester papers:

20 points

Oral exam:

40 points

Projects:

30 points (1 hour a week)