Syllabus
1/ Experimental Design
Basics of experimental design
Experimental Design Terminology
Major classes of information 2/ Basic Experimental Designs
Two-group posttest-only randomized experiment
Pretest postes randomized group design.
Examples 3/ Hybrid experimental design
Solomon four groups
Switching replications
Randomized blocks
Examples 4/ Factorial designs
Independant studies combining independant studies
Examples 5/ Basic Quasi-experimental design
Nonequivalent groups
Regression discontinuity
Examples 6/ Other Quasi-experimental designs
Separate Pre-Post Samples file
Proxy Pretest file
Double Pretest Design file
Nonequivalent Dependent Variables
Examples 7/ Non experimental design
Methods
Examples 8/ Qualitative research
Methods
Threads
Validity and reliability
Examples 9/ How to obtain qualitative data
Interview
Direct observation
Analyses of written documents 10/ Scaling
?unmeasurable constructs" and measuring of abstract concepts
Dimensionality
Major Scale types
Examples
Annotation
This open course is focused mainly on quantitative research methods of the social and behavioral sciences. It includes
F2F lessons and a master course in hypertext format, an integrated Moodle learning environment, and an abundance of learning materials (including sample data) applicable to various teaching equipment and spaces.