Educational Research Methods
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Confirmatory research
Research in one of the major traditions, or paradigms, of research is often referred to as confirmatory.
“Confirmatory research sets out to test a specific hypothesis to the exclusion of other considerations; whereas discovery research seeks to find out what might be important in understanding a research context, presenting findings as conjectural (e.g., ‘suggestive’, ‘indicative’) rather than definite” (Taber, 2013: 45)
This is a personal site of Keith S. Taber to support teaching of educational research methods.
(Dr Keith Taber is Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.)
2019
Taber, K. S. (2013). Classroom-based Research and Evidence-based Practice: An introduction (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
