- Define research and the characteristics of educational research.
- Discuss the importance of research in education.
- Define enquiry-based research.
- Identify and discuss five phases of developing evidence-based knowledge to improve educational practices.
- Identify and describe the six guiding principles of scientific, evidence-based inquiry.
- Identify the seven phases of the research process.
- Be able to distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research in terms of underlying assumptions, purpose, research methods and process, typical studies, researcher's role, and the importance of context.
- Define basic, applied, evaluation, and action research. Differentiate them in terms of the topics addressed, purposes, levels of discourse, and intended uses.
- Describe the interdisciplinary nature of educational research. Identify the advantages of an interdisciplinary nature.
- Identify the limitations of educational research in concept and practice.
