Research In Child And Adolescent Development Flashcards
Research enable teacher to come up with informed decision on what to teach and how to teach. This involves decision related to educational policies, curriculum, effective teaching-learning process, and even those involving research
Teachers as consumers/End users of research
The conduct of research does not only belong to thesis and dissertation writers. It is for students and teachers
Teachers as researchers
One important principle of research is adherence to the ________, since research is a systematic a logical process
The scientific method
Provide information about individuals it hopes, fantasies, traumatic experiences, singing, family relationship, health, and that helps a psychologist understand anything person’s development
Case study
A research design determines association
Useful because the more strongly two events are correlated, the more we can predict one from the other.
Because _______does not involve the manipulation of factors, it is not a dependable way to isolate cause
Correlational Study
A research design that determines cause and effect relationship
The only true reliable method of establishing cause and effect
_____reseach is limited to what is observable, testable, and manipulate
Experimental
A research design that focuses on children’s experiences in natural settings
One of the advantages of this type of research is that it allows the research to directly observe the subject in natural setting
Naturalistic observation
This research design studies and follows through a single group over a period of time
Allows them to record and monitor development trends
They are expensive and time consuming
Longitudinal
A research strategy in which individuals of different ages are compare at one time.
Allows them to record and monitor developmental trends
It gives no information about how individuals change or about the stability of their characteristics
Cross-sectional
This is combined cross-sectional and longitudinal approach to learn about lifespan development
It provides information to obtain from cross-sectional or longitudinal approach
It is complex, expensive, and time consuming
Sequential
_______research is a reflective process of progressive problem-solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a community of practice to improve the way they address issue and solve problems.
Appropriate in particular setting when the purpose of study is to create changes and gain information on processes and outcome of the strategies used.
Typically take place in one organisation only at particular time and could not be interpreted within different organization in the same way.
Action Research
_____can be made either laboratory or materialistic settings. In naturalistic observation, behavior is observed in the real world like classroom, home in neighborhood.
Observation
Certain indicators of children’s development such as, among others, heart rate, hormonal levels, bone growth, body weight, and brain activity are measured
Psychological measures
These are prepared test that assess individual’s performance in different domains. These test are administered in a consistent manner
Standardized Test
Involves asking the participants to provide information about themselves based on the interview or questionnaire given by the researchers
Interviews and Questionnaires
These are records of information about a lifetime chronology of events and activities. They often involve a combination of data records on education, work, family, and residence.
Life history records
These principles provide a generalized framework within which particular ethical dilemmas may be analyzed
Ethical principles
The following consideration for researches conducted with young children and other vulnerable population
National Association for the education of young children (NAEYC)
Teachers who have been involved in research may become more reflective, more critical and analytical in their teaching, and more open and commited to professional development
Oja&pine 1989 herson 1996 keyes 2000; rust 2007
Teachers research develops the professional dispositions lifelong learning, reflective and mindful teaching, and self- transformation
Mills 2000; stringer 2007
Teacher research has the potential to demonstrate to teachers and prospective teachera that learning to beach is inherently connected to learning to inquire
Borko et al 2007
