Basic research methods of preschool education;
1, observation method.
Observation is a research method to observe children's performance in daily life, games, study and labor, including speech, expression and behavior, and analyze the laws and characteristics of children's psychological development according to the observation results. Observation is the most basic method of children's psychological research.
2. Investigation methods.
Investigation is a way for researchers to understand the psychological characteristics and behavioral data of subjects by talking with them. Because data collection methods in natural situations are usually not limited by time and space conditions and do not need to control conditions or manipulate the investigated objects, they involve a wide range of means and are easy to implement.
3. Case study method.
Case study method is a method for researchers to use certain principles and effective experience of psychology and pedagogy to analyze and study the works of special activities of the research object, so as to understand the psychological activities of the research object.
4. Experimental methods.
Experimental method refers to the method that people use scientific instruments and equipment to observe the research object under certain conditions of artificial control or simulation, excluding all kinds of interference. Experimental method is one of the most commonly used methods in educational science research. Experimental methods can be divided into laboratory experiments and natural experiments according to different experimental sites.