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7717
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
7,5
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(30H)
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| Scientific area |
School and Education Psychology
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
This curricular unit is designed to develop student’s knowledge about quantitative
methodologies, enabling them to plan and apply a quantitative research.
At the end of this CU, the student should be able to:
1. Recognize the contribution of different methodological lines to educational research;
2. Understand the nature, characteristics and stages of research;
3. Be acquainted with the main quantitative techniques of data collection and their suitability
for specific research questions;
4. Identify the major ethical issues involved in educational research;
5. Develop a quantitative research project;
6. Use SPSS;
7. Analyze in a critical way research articles.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction to educational research;
2. Problem, hypotheses and variables;
3. Plans and samples;
4. Data collection: instruments and procedures;
5. Results' analysis and discussion;
6. Writting of articles and research reports;
7. Ethical concerns;
8. Use of SPSS statistical software.
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Main Bibliography |
Almeida, L. S. & Freire, T. (2003). Metodologia de investigação em Psicologia e Educação (3ª
ed.). Braga: Psiquilíbrios.
Sampieri, R. H., Collado, C. F. & Lucio, P. B. (2006). Metodologia de pesquisa (3ª ed.). São
Paulo: McGraw-Hill.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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