Educational Learning

Sept. 4, 2008
What? Today in Ed Psy, I learned about the different studies you can do.

Descriptive: describes, snapshot, its misused, used for a questioner tests
Pros: foundation
Cons: Only Informational

Correlational: connections & predictions between two variables. no absolute
Pros: Easy to do, Natural
Cons: Can draw false conclusion

Experimental: Has a control ( no change) and treatment (being tested) group. Random
assignment
Pros: cause and effect, solid, process
Cons: expensive, hard to find control group

Action: teacher in THEIR classes, addresses needs of students, change methods
Pros: Fills in holes, area specific, relevant
Cons: cant transfer, time, not on going.

So What?
To some this may not seem important but as the class progressed, I say the many different studies i could use while teaching in a classroom. Knowing the different studies helps us to come up with ways to study our class and evaluate different situations and see the different questions that pop up, in your mind and the minds of your student:)

Now What?
I feel that now I know the basic studies, I need to go more in depth with them and know them fully and understand them fully so I can start coming up with my own studies I would like to do in my classroom/gym:) I could even have the students come up with their own study that they would like to see take place.