EDUC 760S - Quantitative Approaches to Inquiry

Prerequisites, EDUC 763 or EDUC 763S and Shanghai Normal University student in the Ph.D. in education major. Students will review and deepen their understanding of the ontological and epistemological underpinnings of different approaches to quantitative research in education. The course will include examination and application of widely used parametric and nonparametric statistical methods in the design and analysis of education research. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs will be presented and analyzed for their suitability to various research questions. Students will design a quantitative study, including processes for gathering or obtaining data, organizing data, analyzing data, and interpreting data. Some sections of EDUC 760 will be combined with EDUC 760S. (Offered every year.) 3 credits