How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research
This paper discusses some of the recurrent issues which the authors have noticed in educational research. These might be concerned with the nature of social science research, such as its representation of the reality of student learning, the role for replication studies, and the tolerance for disagr...
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| description | This paper discusses some of the recurrent issues which the authors have noticed in educational research. These might be concerned with the nature of social science research, such as its representation of the reality of student learning, the role for replication studies, and the tolerance for disagreements. There are also issues related to the researching process, including the scope of prior research that should be reviewed, the purpose of triangulation, the need to be data-sensitive, the value in the complementarity of quantitative and qualitative information, relationships between theory and data, researchers' statistical literacy levels, and over-dependence on software-generated results. The fluid multi-cultural context in which education and pedagogy are situated has also meant that accessibility to knowledge is language-mediated and social reality, ever-evolving. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afc77115bf484d5188f150c6ea15cdd12023-09-03T11:17:22ZengJournal of Pedagogical ResearchJournal of Pedagogical Research2602-37172019-04-0131929985How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational researchWee Tiong Seah0Ngai Ying Wong1Uni of MelbourneThe Education University of Hong KongThis paper discusses some of the recurrent issues which the authors have noticed in educational research. These might be concerned with the nature of social science research, such as its representation of the reality of student learning, the role for replication studies, and the tolerance for disagreements. There are also issues related to the researching process, including the scope of prior research that should be reviewed, the purpose of triangulation, the need to be data-sensitive, the value in the complementarity of quantitative and qualitative information, relationships between theory and data, researchers' statistical literacy levels, and over-dependence on software-generated results. The fluid multi-cultural context in which education and pedagogy are situated has also meant that accessibility to knowledge is language-mediated and social reality, ever-evolving.http://ijopr.com/index.php/ijopr/article/view/85 |
| spellingShingle | Wee Tiong Seah Ngai Ying Wong How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research Journal of Pedagogical Research |
| title | How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research |
| title_full | How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research |
| title_fullStr | How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research |
| title_short | How can we unfold the reality of student learning, if there is a reality: Pitfalls – and bridges – of educational research |
| title_sort | how can we unfold the reality of student learning if there is a reality pitfalls and bridges of educational research |
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