TEE: Quantitative Research Methodology

Code: EES50230

Total Credits: 2 credits

Subject Profile: Optional

Syllabus: Methodology of research in education. Quantitative methods. Role of scientific investigation: global objective, validity of results, stages of investigation. Stages of descriptive studies: research problem and starting question, variables, observation, data processing. How to appreciate the quality of scientific research.


Main Bibliography:

  1. DEMO, P. Metodologia da investigação em educação. Curitiba: IBPEX, 2005. 186 p.
  2. FAZENDA, I. C. A. (Org.) Metodologia da Pesquisa Educacional. 11 ed. São Paulo: Cortez, 2008. 136 p.
  3. KOLLER, S. H.; COUTO, M. C. P. de P.; HOHENDORFF, J. V. Manual de Produção Científica. Porto Alegre: Penso, 2014, 192 p. NUNES, L. R. P. Nunes (Ed). Novas trilhas no modo de fazer pesquisa em Educação Especial. São Carlos: Marquezine & Manzini, 2014, 146p.
  4. RUMRILL, P. D.; COOK, B. G.; WILEY, A. L.Research in Special Education: Designs, Methods, and Applications. 2 Ed. Illinois, EUA: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd. 2011, 278p. TROCHIM, W. M. K Research methods: the concise knowledge base. Thomson Learning, 2005. 270 p