Educational Experimentation Science

Author: Wang Hanlan
Publisher: Henan University Press
Book Description:
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Party Congress, China's education sector and educational scientific research have shown a thriving scene, breaking the previous stagnation. Educational research has produced abundant results, driving the development of educational science. This is undeniable. However, it must also be recognized that the outcomes of educational research still fail to fully meet the needs of educational development. The theories of education lag behind actual educational reforms, and research methods often rely on textbook problems and conceptual arguments rather than large-scale investigations and systematic summaries of experience. Educational measurement and statistical methods have not been effectively utilized. In recent years, many schools have carried out educational experimental activities, which is a welcome phenomenon. Yet, many experimental workers lack knowledge of scientific experimentation, and some educational experiments lack scientific rigor in their methodology. However, this cannot be blamed on educational experimental workers, as higher normal colleges have yet to offer specialized courses on educational experiments. Even graduates from educational departments are often lacking in such knowledge, and it is difficult to find books dedicated to educational experiments. The few books published before liberation on the topic are extremely simplistic and outdated, unable to address the complex issues of multifactorial holistic reform experiments in modern educational research.
Given these circumstances, I have decided to use Marxism and Thought as guidance to summarize the fundamental theories and new experiences and methods of educational experiments domestically and internationally. Organized by classifying educational experiments into single-factor, double-factor, and multi-factor categories and by the process of educational experimental activities, this book employs measurement theory, statistics, especially multivariate statistics, to compile "Educational Experimentation." The goal is to play a positive role in the scientific development of educational experiments and contribute to the advancement of both educational experimentation and educational science.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Overview of Educational Experiments
1.1 The Origin of Educational Experiments
1.2 The Definition of Educational Experiments
1.3 The Functions of Educational Experiments
1.4 The Types of Educational Experiments
1.5 The Steps of Educational Experiments
1.6 The Basic Requirements for Educational Experiments
Chapter 2: Methods of Educational Experiments
2.1 Single-Factor Experiments
2.2 Double-Factor Experiments
2.3 Multi-Factor Experiments
Chapter 3: Design of Educational Experiments
3.1 The Significance and Role of Educational Experiment Design
3.2 Principles of Educational Experiment Design
3.3 Basic Content and Methods of Educational Experiment Design
3.4 Development of Educational Experiment Programs
Appendix 1: Annual Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Holistic Experiments
Appendix 2: Fully Developing the Intellectual Potential of Children and Adolescents — A Holistic Reform Experimental Program for Primary and Secondary Education Systems
Chapter 4: Implementation of Educational Experiments
4.1 Pre-Testing in Educational Experiments
4.2 Grouping in Educational Experiments
4.3 Control of Educational Experiment Environments
4.4 Post-Testing in Educational Experiments
4.5 Recording in Educational Experiments
Chapter 5: Statistical Analysis of Educational Experiment Results
5.1 The Significance and Steps of Statistical Analysis in Educational Experiments
5.2 Statistical Analysis of Single-Factor Experiment Results
5.3 Statistical Analysis of Double-Factor Experiment Results
5.4 Statistical Analysis of Multi-Factor Experiment Results
5.5 Comprehensive Testing of Educational Experiment Results
Chapter 6: Evaluation of Educational Experiments
6.1 The Significance and Functions of Educational Experiment Evaluation
6.2 General Process of Educational Experiment Evaluation
6.3 Indicator Systems for Educational Experiment Evaluation
6.4 Basic Methods of Educational Experiment Evaluation
6.5 Key Considerations in Educational Experiment Evaluation
Chapter 7: Writing Educational Experiment Reports
7.1 Key Issues to Note When Writing Educational Experiment Reports
7.2 General Structure of Experimental Reports
Appendix 1: "Experimental Study on Cultivating the Operational Thinking Quality of Primary School Students"
Appendix 2: "Experimental Report on 'Phonetic Literacy and Early Reading and Writing'"
Appendix 3: "Expanded Research Results of Self-Directed Learning Assistance Teaching in Junior High School Mathematics for the 1981 Class"
Appendix 4: "Exploration of Fully Developing the Intellectual Potential of Children and Adolescents"
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