The international connotation of educational research refers to evaluating all aspects of education by scientific methods, including but not limited to: student learning, teaching methods, teacher training and classroom dynamics. There is a consensus among educational researchers that educational research should be a rigorous and systematic research, but there is widespread controversy about the specific scale.
In educational research, there are many disciplines that intersect in different degrees. These subjects include psychology, sociology, anthropology and philosophy. The intersection of these disciplines provides many possibilities for research methods. The findings of educational research should be explained in a specific situation, which may not be suitable for other time and space.
Educational research methods:
1, case study method
Case study method is a qualitative research method widely used in today's educational research, and it is also a concrete method of descriptive research and field investigation. It mainly examines educational phenomena through cases, with description and explanation as the basic purpose, and explains in the process of description.
2. Action research methods
Action research is an educational research activity in which teachers and researchers comprehensively use various effective methods to improve education.
It combines educational theory with educational practice, closely combines educators with practical problems in education, and emphasizes research in action, situation and doing. The basic process of action research is roughly divided into four steps, namely planning, action, investigation and reflection.