VIC363H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Naturalistic Observation, Design Of Experiments, The Control Group
17 Apr 2016
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But there is a movement towards quantitative and experimental evidence. The 3-dimensional nature of research: scientist as observer vs. participant, observer- not manipulating anything, participant intervening, interacting with, interviewing children. Often in action-based research: naturalistic observation vs. True experiment: naturalistic observation - observe what is naturally happening. Gathering data on what normally goes on: true experiment - manipulating what is going on in the classroom. See if 2 group of children differ control vs. experimental group: laboratory vs. field research (context, laboratory children are brought into a lab. May get training, measures are taken (ex. Can narrow in more specifically on whether you can attribute the outcome to what you manipulated. Since it was the only thing you were manipulating. Small number of students may not be representative of diversity of children: field research research in the classroom in a normal environment. Often naturalistic observation: although sometime scientist may conduct interviews, sometimes intervene and interrogate.
