Research Methods for Education
First Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Explain what makes an idea interesting and novel.
- Distinguish between a hypothesis and a theory.
- Distinguish between induction and deduction.
- Describe the process of conducting a literature review.
- Identify four ethical concerns for giving proper credit.
- Describe the “3 Cs” of conducting an effective literature review.
- Distinguish between a confirmational and a disconfirmational strategy.
- Explain the issue of publication bias.