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Research Design and Analysis
We teach design and analysis throughout the programme, focusing on both
quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis. Your study in this
area of psychology in education culminates in your third year project.
PinE 206 Qualitative research methods
This has a dual aim: to introduce a repertoire of qualitative research methods, appropriate for researching psychological issues within educational settings, and to develop a critical approach to their application in published studies. As each of the selected methods is introduced students will consider its fitness of purpose to research questions, the advantages and disadvantages of the method, practical issues relating to data collection, analysis of the data, and presentation of findings. You will be introduced to a wide range of qualitative techniques and analysis - for example interviewing, observation, video and the use of computer analysis techniques.
PinE 207 Experimental and quantitative research methods and PinE 209 Statistics for psychological and educational research
These are closely inter-related and connect with PINE 206 as well.
207: This module provides students with instruction and practical experience in designing, conducting, analysing and reporting experimental psychological research. We will focus on techniques of data collection and analysis for those methods usually associated with the quantitative paradigm, for example the use of surveys, questionnaires, attitude scales and experimental designs. In addition, you will be briefly introduced to the procedures associated with the study of personality and individual differences. Working in small groups, students will design, conduct, analyse and report some research of their own.
209: This module will help you to consolidate your understanding of different types of data and the statistics used to describe data, describe relationships and test their statistical significance. Students are encouraged to think about research scenarios and the data they produce and to identify appropriate ways to describe and analyse the data. The course will also provide an introduction to the mechanics of producing and using statistics.
PinE 305 Advanced Research Methods: from methods to methodologies.
In your third year, you can opt to take this module - extending your second year study of research methods to a sharper focus on design and analysis issues, covering study of the philosophical traditions which contextualise various research styles and methodologies and the politics and ethics of educational and psychological research. It also offers additional and important support for your project and an opportunity to develop and share your thinking about the methodological issues involved.
Tutors: Dr Catherin Fritz, Dr Jo Warin, Dr Leanne Thompson, Professor Colin Rogers, Dr Carolyn Jackson.
PinE 303/304 Project
In your third year, you will also carry out your project: this is a double unit, and involves researching a topic of your choice under the supervision of one of the tutors whose area of interest your topic falls into. You can also opt to work closely with one of the Educational Psychologists.
Previous Topics have Included:
Are educational games effective when teaching pupils with dyslexia spelling rules?
Improving the service quality of Educational Psychology Services: Understanding Parents, Special Educational Need Coordinators and Educational Psychologist's expectations of the EPS Service.
Negotiating the transition from primary to secondary school: perceptions of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), parents and teachers.
The reality of personalisation in the Key Stage 2 classroom. Teaching staffs' facilitation of interactions to simultaneously meet the teaching and learning needs of the individual child and the whole class.
In school bullying does the gender of the bystander, bully, victim and the relationship with the victim influence bystander intervention.
The role of the teaching assistant (TA's): The perspectives of Special needs Students and TA's.
Witnessing and writing statements: Observing the effects of prior expectations.
How the time of day affects the 'Generation effect' in the cued recall of strong and weak association words.
An investigation into the nature of the gender stereotypes in GCSE Mathematics' students, and the effect that they have on attitudes towards mathematics in relation to ability grouping.
MMU Psychology Journal (Dissertations) UK.
All UK Departments of Psychology have been invited to submit (up to) two final-year undergraduate dissertations to the MMU Journal of Psychology (Dissertations) UK. This initiative is being introduced in order to afford students of Psychology the opportunity to have their work recognised by publication.
The Department’s selection process involves submitting the two highest marked dissertations in the first class category.
You can view all the submissions and our submissions for:
Rachel Gates (2010) “Fantabulosa!”: Children’s perceptions of one secondary school Nurture Group
Sinéad M Walker (2010) Year 6 pupils’ access to classroom talk and the contributory factors which influence their participation
It is intended that this electronic journal will continue to be published on the public domain of the MMU website every September.
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