EDUC 465 - Quantitative Research Methods

This course is a thorough introduction to the acquisition and analysis of educational research data. Topics include: conceptualizing a research problem, methods of gathering data, interview and questionnaire construction, coding and structuring data, descriptive statistics, statistical inference concepts, contingency tables/chi square analysis, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation and bivariate regression. Conceptual foundations of these techniques rather than formulas are emphasized; the course can accommodate students with minimal mathematics backgrounds.
Units: 4
Enrollment is exclusive to students in any program offered through the School of Education Studies.
Course Type: Seminar