Journal of Technology and Information Education 2021, 13(1):116-134 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2021.012

Metodology of quantitative research application in context of branch didactics

Csilla SAFRANKO, Alena HAŠKOVÁ
Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Slovenská republika

The article presents an overview study of the methodology of quantitative research focusing on the research methods most often used in the field of branch/subject didactics. The authors approach to this issue is based on a conceptual analysis of the interconnection branch didactics with general didactics, and on the conceptual analysis of the branch didactics historical development. In this context, the authors' key attention is paid to methodology of descriptive, correlation and causal-comparative research.

Keywords: education research, quantitative research methods, general didactics, branch/subject didactics.

Received: May 27, 2021; Revised: September 7, 2021; Accepted: June 2, 2021; Prepublished online: September 15, 2021; Published: October 18, 2021  Show citation

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SAFRANKO, C., & HAŠKOVÁ, A. (2021). Metodology of quantitative research application in context of branch didactics. Journal of Technology and Information Education, 13(1), 116-134. doi: 10.5507/jtie.2021.012
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