SIGNIFICANCE OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Review Study

scholarly journals Editorial 29(6)

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barney Dalgarno ◽  
Sue Bennett ◽  
Gregor Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
The Right ◽  
Internal And External Validity

<p>We are pleased to present a new issue of AJET and in the editorial we would like to discuss some of the challenges involved in undertaking and reporting on experimental research in education and in educational technology specifically. The first challenge relates to the need to find the right balance between internal and external validity in the research design, while the second relates to the need for clarity about the likely causes of learning effects: technology or learning design.</p>

scholarly journals A Comparison of Assessment Book Authors’ and Educators’ Perspectives on Ethics Issues in Assessment: A Review Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Jin Liu ◽  
Robert Johnson ◽  
Xumei Fan ◽  
Ruiqin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Classroom Assessment ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Ethical Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Assessment book authors’ perspectives on ethical assessment practices are not necessarily consistent with those of educators. This study’s purpose was to explore similarities and differences between the two perspectives. Researchers presented scenarios of classroom assessment practices to gain insights into educators’ perspectives on ethical issues. Fourteen scenarios that were common across three empirical research articles were selected. Educators had similar opinions on a scenario if 70% or more respondents selected “ethical” or “unethical” on one item. Twenty-five assessment-related books were reviewed to present the authors’ views on the ethicality of classroom assessment practices. The results showed that assessment book authors and educators held similar views on five of the 14 scenarios. Findings might inform the professional development of in-service teachers and the training of pre-service teachers. The results can inform assessment book authors in the future development to address ethics issues in assessment and practitioners in educational technology to consider ethical issues in the process of designing assessment tasks.

Secondary Transfer Effect of Contact

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Transfer Effect ◽  
Evaluative Conditioning ◽  
Transfer Effects ◽  
Secondary Transfer ◽  
Primary Reduction

This paper reviews the evidence for a secondary transfer effect of intergroup contact. Following a contact’s typical primary reduction in prejudice toward the outgroup involved in the contact, this effect involves a further, secondary reduction in prejudice toward noninvolved outgroups. Employing longitudinal German probability samples, we found that significant secondary transfer effects of intergroup contact exist, but they were limited to specific outgroups that are similar to the contacted outgroup in perceived stereotypes, status or stigma. Since the contact-prejudice link is bidirectional, the effect is inflated when prior prejudice reducing contact is not controlled. The strongest evidence derives from experimental research. Both cognitive (dissonance) and affective (evaluative conditioning) explanations for the effect are offered.

Review of Foundations of Experimental Research. 3rd ed.

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 805-805
Author(s):  
Roger E. Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research
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