Talk:Educational technology research approaches

I maybe should make a list of research questions and then see with what approach they are dealt with ...

Examples of some research questions

• Foundations of the field (or of sub-fields)
• Evaluation and effects of a design
  • Pedagogical effectiveness
  • Learner time
  • Learning outcomes
  • Student perceptions (various variables)
  • Interaction with learner style
  • Teaching time (increased/decreased)
• Discussion and argumentation
  • Quality of discussion (classroom vs. on-line or various tools compared)
  • Effect of teacher presence
  • Various tutoring roles and models
• Multimedia presentation and animation effects and human information processing
• Media effect
  • The 'No Significant Difference' phenomenon: A structural analysis of research on technology enhanced instruction. (Nettles et al. 2000, Johnson et al, 2000).
  • The big media debate