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Akman, Özkan; Ekici, Kübra – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
The aim of this study is the postgraduate thesis studies in the field of social studies education in Turkey between 2015 and 2021; to examine according to descriptive, methodological and subject distributions. Document analysis technique, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. The main data source of the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Graduate Students, Masters Theses, Doctoral Dissertations
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Danielle S. McNamara; Tracy Arner; Elizabeth Reilley; Paul Alvarado; Chani Clark; Thomas Fikes; Annie Hale; Betheny Weigele – Grantee Submission, 2022
Accounting for complex interactions between contextual variables and learners' individual differences in aptitudes and background requires building the means to connect and access learner data at large scales, across time, and in multiple contexts. This paper describes the ASU Learning@Scale (L@S) project to develop a digital learning network…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Networks, Learning Analytics
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Smith, Juliana; Small, Rosalie – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2017
In this paper the authors share their insights on whether it is necessary to articulate a research methodology when reporting on theoretical research. Initially the authors, one being a supervisor and the other, a PhD student and a colleague, were confronted with the question during supervision and writing of a thesis on theoretical research.…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Reports, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Theories
Cutumisu, Maria; Schwartz, Daniel L. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
This study examines the effect of choosing versus receiving feedback on the learning performance of n = 98 post-secondary students from California on a digital poster design task. The study employs a yoked experimental design where college students are randomly assigned to play a choice-based assessment game, Posterlet, in one of two conditions,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Academic Achievement, Research Design
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Demirel, Melek; Derman, Ipek; Can Aran, Ozge – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this study is to conduct content analyses of graduate dissertations about critical thinking skills in the field of educational sciences in Turkey and to document general trends in dissertations. Research Methods: This study is constructed using qualitative research methods and techniques. A document review was used to gather…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Masters Theses
Proffitt, Merrilee; Michalko, James; Renspie, Melissa – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
What began with a few libraries' early application of ethnographic methods to learn more about user behaviors and needs has grown to become a significant body of work done across many institutions using a broad range of methods. User-centered investigations are increasingly influential in discussions about the shape and future of the research…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Research Libraries, Library Role, Library Research
Tanglang, Nebath; Ibrahim, Aminu Kazeem – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. Randomization sampling technique was used to select 346 undergraduate distance learners and the learners were grouped into four, High and Low Goal setter learners and High and Low Decision-making skills learners. The instruments for data collection were Undergraduate Academic Goal Setting Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Goal Orientation, Decision Making Skills
Butterfield, Barbara; Forrester, Tricia; McCallum, Faye; Chinnappan, Mohan – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
A current concern is student learning outcomes and these are largely a function of teachers' knowledge and their practice. This position paper is premised on the notion that certain knowledge is required for the teaching of mathematics. An exploration of literature demonstrates that such professional knowledge development can be supported by…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
Whiteley, Sonia – Online Submission, 2014
The Total Survey Error (TSE) paradigm provides a framework that supports the effective planning of research, guides decision making about data collection and contextualises the interpretation and dissemination of findings. TSE also allows researchers to systematically evaluate and improve the design and execution of ongoing survey programs and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Experience, Research Methodology, Research Design
Aydin, Selami – Online Submission, 2010
The relationship between technology and English as a foreign language (EFL) learning and teaching is one of the significant research areas, and the "Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology" ("TOJET") publishes research papers on educational technologies addressing various topics related to education. This article aims…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Research Design, Second Language Learning, Electronic Journals