Importance of Educational Research

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IMPORTANCE OFEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

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 What is Educational Research?

 A cyclical process of steps thattypically begins with identifying aresearch problem or issue of study.

It then involves reviewing theliterature, specifying a purpose forthe study, collecting and analyzingdata, and forming an interpretationof information. This processculminates in a report,disseminated to audiences, that is

evaluated and used in the

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 Why Educational Research?

•  Educators need to be consumers (andproducers) of research. Creswell (2002) notesthe following reasons, describing the variouspurposes of educational research:

Improve Practice

 Add to Knowledge

 Address Gaps in Knowledge

Expand Knowledge

Replicate Knowledge

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•  Add to

Knowledge – Research can

add to what we

now abouthow peoplelearn and whatwe can do help

facilitate thelearningprocess.

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• Improve

Practice – Research can

suggest wa!s ofimproving

practice that havebeen veri"ed withman! applicationsand b! man!di#erent t!pes ofpeople, which isdi$cult forpractitioners.

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• . Address

Gaps inKnowledge – Research can

address areasin which little isnow, lieperhaps the

e#ects ofonline versustraditionalclassroom

learning.

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• ExpandKnowledge

% Research

can allow usto e&tendwhat we

now in wa!swe neverconceived.

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• Replicate

Knowledge% Research canact as a test to

verif! previous"ndings

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