2025
Research Methodologies and Projects in Education
Name: Research Methodologies and Projects in Education
Code: PED14126M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Education Sciences, Educação Especial
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
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Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To understand the role of research in educational action
- To know the epistemological foundations of scientific research
- To develop research skills in education.
- To know methods and techniques for collecting research data in education
- To know techniques for processing and analyzing data resulting from research in education
- To be able to use the dimension of research, mobilizing other knowledge, associated with intervention projects in education
- To develop skills to elaborate and analyze research or intervention projects in the area of special education
- To argue and to discuss critical judgments about your research work and the work of others, including their ethical and social implications
- To know the epistemological foundations of scientific research
- To develop research skills in education.
- To know methods and techniques for collecting research data in education
- To know techniques for processing and analyzing data resulting from research in education
- To be able to use the dimension of research, mobilizing other knowledge, associated with intervention projects in education
- To develop skills to elaborate and analyze research or intervention projects in the area of special education
- To argue and to discuss critical judgments about your research work and the work of others, including their ethical and social implications
Contents
1 Research as an dimension of professionalism
Relationship between scientific knowledge and professional practice
The research as a mean to support the educational action
2 Epistemology and research methodology
Construction of scientific knowledge
Fundamentals of scientific knowledge
Research paradigms
Research approaches
Research designs
Research ethics
3 From collection to data analysis in educational research
The data collection process
Construction of instruments for data collection: observation, interviews, questionnaires
Data Analysis:
Quantitative or statistical methods
Qualitative methods
4 The construction of a research project: relationship with the research process
Choose of research topic
Identification of a research problem
Formulation of research questions
The role of literature review
The definition of a research methodology
Data collection
Data Analysis
5 Scientific writing and APA standards
Relationship between scientific knowledge and professional practice
The research as a mean to support the educational action
2 Epistemology and research methodology
Construction of scientific knowledge
Fundamentals of scientific knowledge
Research paradigms
Research approaches
Research designs
Research ethics
3 From collection to data analysis in educational research
The data collection process
Construction of instruments for data collection: observation, interviews, questionnaires
Data Analysis:
Quantitative or statistical methods
Qualitative methods
4 The construction of a research project: relationship with the research process
Choose of research topic
Identification of a research problem
Formulation of research questions
The role of literature review
The definition of a research methodology
Data collection
Data Analysis
5 Scientific writing and APA standards
Teaching Methods
Theoretical-practical sessions are focused on the first 3 topics of the syllabus, using various teaching strategies: presentation, by the teacher and students, of ideas and reference works accompanied by a large group debate; oral presentations, in small groups of students, based on the critical reaction of the research methodologies of the works.
The seminar sessions are designed for the elaboration of a research project with monitoring of their evolution and, at the end of the semester, there will be a presentation and discussion based on a large group.
Achieving the objectives of this UC requires strong involvement of students in activities, and this teaching methodology favors the role of the student in the construction of their learning process and their autonomy.
Continuous assessment: critical reaction to a scientific article (RC); research project (PI): (2*RC+3*PI)/5
Final assessment: equal to continuous assessment.
The seminar sessions are designed for the elaboration of a research project with monitoring of their evolution and, at the end of the semester, there will be a presentation and discussion based on a large group.
Achieving the objectives of this UC requires strong involvement of students in activities, and this teaching methodology favors the role of the student in the construction of their learning process and their autonomy.
Continuous assessment: critical reaction to a scientific article (RC); research project (PI): (2*RC+3*PI)/5
Final assessment: equal to continuous assessment.
Teaching Staff
- Ana Artur Marques
- António Manuel Águas Borralho [responsible]
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