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Analysis On The Present Situation And Issue Reflection Of Quantitative Method On Textbook Research

Posted on:2010-03-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W X ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360275988561Subject:Curriculum and pedagogy
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With the rise of the new curriculum reform, textbook study on education and research has gradually become a hot topic. Quantitative approach as an important research method has been attention. However, the current home of the quantitative research methods textbooks scarce and scattered, in particular, to build appropriate and effective, simple and practical model, similar studies have been difficult at home and abroad and the "bottleneck." Looking at the status of domestic and international textbook research, quantitative methods in the textbooks to reflect the status quo analysis and the problem that few others involved, especially from the methodological point of view, therefore, for research on these issues appear to be particularly urgent and necessary, which we better use of textbooks as well as studies textbooks have a very important practical significance.In this paper, through the analysis of quantitative research methods textbooks for the basic characteristics of the existing quantitative methods of textbook is divided into three levels (quantified with an integrated approach, the general statistical approach, with relatively standardized quantitative models), and the establishment of textbook study methods to quantify the analytical framework, based on this, the textbook on the domestic use of quantitative research methods to analyze a typical case study, which found that domestic quantitative research methods textbooks basic status and major issues, the volume of proposed textbooks study of a number of ideal characteristics, and quantitative research to improve the use of textbooks in our country some countermeasures.Study shows that:First, general education quantitative research methods, quantitative research methods textbooks, but the main emphasis on quantitative methods, the integrated use of other methods.The study of textbooks, some of the content can be quantified, but not all are available to quantify the content method; Secondly, the use of quantitative research methods textbook must have a standard (a more ideal situation is to have a dedicated volume model); again, quantified for the textbook description of the results of the study, the best model is the "characterization of quantitative, qualitative interpretation." Second, the existing quantitative research methods textbooks in full swing and it can be formed using a relatively standardized research steps.Through the textbooks available to quantify a typical case study, the basic ideas from research and process research tool and its characteristics, research results, the scope of the study, research problems and to improve five aspects of analysis, can be found in China Quantitative Study of the existing textbooks have the following characteristics:Textbook of quantitative research methods are often qualitative and quantitative methods combined can make a more thorough study, convincing. Methods used to quantify the textbook has objectivity, operability, as well as universal, and many innovative advantages, but by the use of quantitative methods and their limitations, quantitative methods have some shortcomings, such as the limitations of one-sidedness, an indirect response and so on. Quantitative research methods textbooks in general ways, the difficulty of building a general evaluation of the textbook model and ideas for the preparation of textbooks, reference to the difficulty of control, for teachers to choose, use, disposal of textbooks to provide constructive advice and inspiration; can be used to quantify Methods used to explain the process of textbook problems and improve the level of teachers to use textbooks to promote the professional growth of teachers.Quantitative methods of research in the use of textbooks in general includes five steps: the establishment of quantitative research model; the process of quantification, that is, the collection of data; the interpretation of the process of analyzing the data; to draw quantitative conclusions; qualitative interpretation, quantitative portrait of the conclusions.Third, the textbook ideal quantitative research has four basic characteristics:In the use of the former must have a precise quantification of the standard textbook or a complete model, which on the researcher's mathematical or statistical quality to high quality requirements. Make a detailed study of text analysis, research data with accuracy and repeatability. The integrated use of a number of ways, "describes the quantitative, qualitative interpretation ". Quantitative methods of research but also to use multi-media aids, such as the study of classroom use of textbooks will need audio, video, etc.Fourth, further refinement and development of the existing textbooks of quantitative methods of researchers are needed for. Quantitative research is the development trend of the textbook one. Quantitative research for textbook problems, on the one hand, to improve the existing quantitative research methods, in particular, to deal with general statistics and modeling, researchers need to strive to improve the quality of their research; On the other hand, quantitative research in the textbooks can be integrated using the method at different levels, but also with qualitative research methods used in combination. To this end, we need not only to raise the awareness of teachers to study textbooks, at the same time, it is necessary to train the researchers'ability to use quantitative methods.
Keywords/Search Tags:Textbook, Qualitative method, Content analysis, The status quo, Reflection
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