Introduction to research in education

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1. The nature of scientific inquiry -- 2. Research approaches in education -- 3. The research problem -- 4. Reviewing the literature -- 5. The hypothesis in quantitative research -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- 7. Sampling and inferential statistics -- 8. Tools of research -- 9. Validity and reliability -- 10. Experimental research -- 11. Experimental research designs -- 12. Ex post facto research -- 13. Correlational research -- 14. Survey research -- 15. Defining and designing qualitative research -- 16. Types of qualitative research -- 17. Analyzing and reporting qualitative research -- 18. Action research -- 19. Mixed methods research -- 20. Guidelines for writing research proposals -- 21. Interpreting and reporting results of quantitative research. 1. The nature of scientific inquiry -- 2. Research approaches in education -- 3. The research problem -- 4. Reviewing the literature -- 5. The hypothesis in quantitative research -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- 7. Sampling and inferential statistics -- 8. Tools of research -- 9. Validity and reliability -- 10. Experimental research -- 11. Experimental research designs -- 12. Ex post facto research -- 13. Correlational research -- 14. Survey research -- 15. Defining and designing qualitative research -- 16. Types of qualitative research -- 17. Analyzing and reporting qualitative research -- 18. Action research -- 19. Mixed methods research -- 20. Guidelines for writing research proposals -- 21. Interpreting and reporting results of quantitative research.