General description

Quantitative methods, education statistics

The course is offered at the Beijing Normal University.

Learning outcomes

Students should be able to
- understand the importance and content of quantitative research
- demonstrate basic mastery of the procedures and methods of quantitative research
- develop practical skills in education statistics
- design a reasonable quantitative research proposal suitable for his/her research topic

Contents

- The definition and features of quantitative research
- The basic procedures of quantitative research
- How to sample
- How to design a questionnaire
- How to distribute questionnaires and implement surveys
- How to record data
- How to identify and process data
- Introduction to SPSS
- How to present data and draw conclusions from data
- How to write up a research proposal
- Reflection on quantitative research and its relationship with policy making

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	40 h	0 h
Independent work	85 h	0 h

Lectures and workshop

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Paper (70%) Workshop and class participation (30%)

Study materials

Selected books and articles to be announced later.

 

Belongs to following study modules