Research Methods in Science and Mathematics Education

The course gives an introduction to research methods in science and mathematics education. It contains perspectives on research, various types of research design and methods for collection and analysis of qwantitative and qualitative data. The attending students' master projects will be central in the teaching of the course.

The course provides the student with insight in various research traditions relevant for science and mathematics education as research fields. The student will gain knowledge about research design and methods for data collection and analysis of quantitative as well as qualitative data. The course aims at enabling the student in doing research in education. This includes knowledge about problems related to validity and reliability, knowledge about ways in which theory is used, skills in the use of software for statistical analysis of data and various ways to publish results. The subject also aims at familiarizing students with research literature in the field, and enabling them to apply this in their work.

The course consists of lectures and seminars, based on the students' research questions, data collection and analysis for their master degree project.