This course introduces students to the key attributes of measurement in education, pedagogy, and related social science disciplines. Emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamentals of developing quantitatively-oriented research projects (particularly with regard to students' thesis work) and, in connection with this, on applying appropriate data analysis procedures. Knowledge acquired in the Educometrics course can be utilized by students both for the purposes of their own empirical investigations and as an objective foundation for evaluating and optimizing educational processes and practices in education.
Students are able to explain fundamental concepts in the field of educometrics, recognize differences in relation to specific types of measurement in pedagogical and related disciplines, and describe differences in the application of parametric and nonparametric methods. They are capable of designing and justifying a research project, including the key procedures necessary to achieve the objectives of empirical inquiry (they describe and justify the application of appropriate quantitative methods and techniques for the systematic measurement, assessment, and analysis of processes in education). Students are also able to describe the limitations of individual types of measurement and, in this context, interpret the results of their own measurements and the conclusions of empirical research.
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Varghese, K. A., Ranwah, B. R., Varghese, N., & Varghese, N. Research methodology and quantitative techniques: A guide for interdisciplinary research. Routledge, 2025.
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Zou, P. X. W., & Xu, X. Research methodology and strategy: Theory and practice. Wiley: Blackwell, 2023.
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